Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 77 · 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) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 21600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
17. 17.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.🪢 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
22. 22.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a rope
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
28. 28.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a crane lifting cable
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
36. 36.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a table leg
40. 40.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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