Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 278 · 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 brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 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?
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
28. 28.🪢 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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