Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 769 · 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 is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6800 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
5. 5.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 780 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
36. 36.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension

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