Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 262 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
13. 13.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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