Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 861 · 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 rope (d) a concrete block
2. 2.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
4. 4.🪢 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?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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