Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 984 · 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 crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6000 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
4. 4.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 11000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
5. 5.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
11. 11.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 24000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a temple column
14. 14.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a concrete block (c) a brick (d) a stone
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a brick at a wall base
39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a temple column (d) a tug of war rope
40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension

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