Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 786 · 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.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
3. 3.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a tent guy rope
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
13. 13.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 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?
15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a stone in an arch
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain

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