Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 94 · 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) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
3. 3.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a rope
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
12. 12.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
18. 18.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a temple column
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 475 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension

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