Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 491 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a bridge pier
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
7. 7.🪢 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?
8. 8.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
9. 9.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True

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