Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 293 · 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.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.🪢 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?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a stone
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches

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