Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 613 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick
11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
38. 38.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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