Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 447 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 440 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🪢 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)
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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