Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 14 · 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.🪢 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
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 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?
7. 7.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg

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