Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 117 · 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 hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression

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