Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 28 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a suspension cable
10. 10.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression

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