Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 238 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression

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