Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 750 · 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 bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 680 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tug of war rope
24. 24.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 550 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 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?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base

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