Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 332 · 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 tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 850 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
39. 39.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car

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