Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 850 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope

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