Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 103 · 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.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression

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