Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 362 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope

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