Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 976 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
7. 7.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
8. 8.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
11. 11.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a table leg (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a hanging lamp chain
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 300 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
21. 21.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
26. 26.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
27. 27.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 450 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car

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