Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 620 · 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 pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
6. 6.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
11. 11.🪢 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)
12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
18. 18.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 40 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a table leg
25. 25.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a table leg
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch

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