Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 760 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
40. 40.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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