Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 892 · 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 or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
10. 10.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a table leg (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a bridge pier
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 12500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
30. 30.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 1140 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression

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