Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 713 · 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 squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
9. 9.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension

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