Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 951 · 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 bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a squeezed spring
2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
4. 4.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) squeezed (compression)
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a suspension cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a hanging lamp chain
22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 775 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
26. 26.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a pillar under a roof
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a suspension cable
35. 35.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
36. 36.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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