Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 209 · 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 squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope

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