Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 41 · 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 compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
7. 7.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 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?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
39. 39.🪢 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?
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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