Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 454 · 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.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 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 bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring

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