Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 148 · 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 concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (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) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
18. 18.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
31. 31.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression

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