Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 404 · 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.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
3. 3.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
8. 8.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch

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