Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 655 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 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?
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension

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