Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 648 · 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 or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tug of war rope
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
29. 29.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
35. 35.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 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?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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