Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 353 · 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 material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 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)
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower

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