Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 556 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
13. 13.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a stretched rubber band
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
25. 25.🪢 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?
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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