Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 846 · 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 tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
10. 10.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) twisted
11. 11.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
17. 17.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
33. 33.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 525 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True

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