Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 801 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 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?
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band

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