Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 416 · 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 stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression

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