Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 627 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof

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