Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 243 · 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 concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a temple column
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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