Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 74 · 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.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a squeezed spring
15. 15.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a swing chain
29. 29.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car

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