Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 42 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a pillar under a roof
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
10. 10.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
16. 16.🪢 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)
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
26. 26.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 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?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a table leg (d) a temple column

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