Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 464 · 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 tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
11. 11.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 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?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 1020 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🪢 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?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression

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