Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 455 · 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 tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 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 stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 360 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression

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