Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 215 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression

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