Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 486 · 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 stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band

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