Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 280 · 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.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)

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