Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 199 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
4. 4.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
17. 17.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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