Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 418 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
2. 2.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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