Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 32 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower

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