Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 981 · 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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
3. 3.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
8. 8.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
14. 14.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 table leg
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tent guy rope (d) a suspension cable
17. 17.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
18. 18.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a bridge pier (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
32. 32.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stone in an arch
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a suspension cable
40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg

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