Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 188 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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