Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 463 · 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 tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
5. 5.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
8. 8.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 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)
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a squeezed spring
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
26. 26.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
29. 29.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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