Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 378 · 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 table leg (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
13. 13.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
36. 36.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope

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