Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 173 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable

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