Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 87 · 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 bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a table leg (d) a brick at a wall base
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
4. 4.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
9. 9.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
14. 14.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
31. 31.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
33. 33.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a brick
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

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