Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 987 · 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tent guy rope
3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6300 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
6. 6.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
15. 15.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
18. 18.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.🪢 A sign weighing 140 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
21. 21.🪢 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?
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a temple column
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 850 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a temple column (d) a hanging lamp chain
30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
37. 37.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) not affected (c) squeezed (compression) (d) stretched (tension)

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