Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 525 · 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 sign weighing 250 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
6. 6.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
9. 9.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a brick
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tent guy rope
14. 14.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
16. 16.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
17. 17.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a bridge pier
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a temple column
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
23. 23.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 400 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
24. 24.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a table leg (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
28. 28.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) cools things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
29. 29.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tall bridge tower
32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
33. 33.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 660 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tall bridge tower

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