Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 969 · 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 temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 19600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a temple column (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a squeezed spring
19. 19.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) not affected (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
22. 22.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
30. 30.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🪢 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?
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a pillar under a roof
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10500 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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