Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 308 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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