Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 8 · 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.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 760 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
16. 16.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a brick
17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a hanging lamp chain
32. 32.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
35. 35.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension

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