Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 228 · 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 beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
25. 25.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension

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