Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 997 · 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 2100 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a squeezed spring
6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a swing chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
10. 10.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a rope (c) a stone (d) a brick
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tow rope on a car
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
17. 17.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
26. 26.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
28. 28.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 700 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 75 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
37. 37.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

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