Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 687 · 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 tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car

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