Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 34 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) turns things
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 20 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower

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