Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 546 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
5. 5.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 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)
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
19. 19.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a tent guy rope
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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