Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 738 · 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 3600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a squeezed spring
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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