Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 685 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) not affected
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a squeezed spring
17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 350 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 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.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension

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