Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 36 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
7. 7.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
16. 16.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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