Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 397 · 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) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
18. 18.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 950 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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