Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 27 · 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 bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 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?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
40. 40.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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