Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 762 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A sign weighing 260 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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