Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 735 · 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 squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
2. 2.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
4. 4.🪢 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)
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
9. 9.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
13. 13.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) makes light (d) cools things
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tall bridge tower
20. 20.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
21. 21.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 560 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
24. 24.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
30. 30.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a crane lifting cable
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 270 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
39. 39.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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