Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 827 · 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 stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
4. 4.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a bridge pier
7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3000 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4500 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🪢 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)
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column

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