Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 121 · 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 bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 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
22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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