Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 341 · 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 pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a hanging lamp chain
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
27. 27.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 23200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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