Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 714 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
8. 8.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 17600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
33. 33.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
38. 38.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) makes light
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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