Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 993 · 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 swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a stone in an arch
5. 5.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
7. 7.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 800 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) pulls or stretches
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
12. 12.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) heats things (d) turns things
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a crane lifting cable
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 18900 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
17. 17.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
22. 22.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 500 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a squeezed spring (d) a crane lifting cable
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a table leg
29. 29.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.🪢 A sign weighing 700 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
34. 34.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
38. 38.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a suspension cable

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