Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 936 · 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.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a bridge pier
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a stone
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
10. 10.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
16. 16.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) turns things
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a stone in an arch
25. 25.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
27. 27.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car
36. 36.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

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