Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 631 · 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.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 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?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg

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