Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 3 · 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.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 825 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 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)
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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