Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 208 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 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?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 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?
30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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