Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 438 · 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 concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
39. 39.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car

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