Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 586 · 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 crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 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)
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
7. 7.🔍 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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