Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 285 · 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 bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope

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