Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 930 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 900 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
11. 11.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🪢 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
13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a table leg
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
23. 23.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 20300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
27. 27.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a stretched rubber band
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 925 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18000 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a table leg
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a stone in an arch

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