Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 165 · 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.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 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?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
21. 21.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
24. 24.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
31. 31.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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