Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 860 · 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) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stretched rubber band
3. 3.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
8. 8.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a bridge pier (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a hanging lamp chain
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 125 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
21. 21.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 15000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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