Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 37 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 570 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
18. 18.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 675 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower

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