Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 151 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a squeezed spring
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 380 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression

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