Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 917 · 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 temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
3. 3.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
12. 12.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
34. 34.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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