Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 972 · 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 suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch

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