Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 514 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
7. 7.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
14. 14.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column

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