Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 833 · 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 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) makes light (d) cools things
8. 8.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
11. 11.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
13. 13.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
20. 20.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a tug of war rope
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
24. 24.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
26. 26.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
28. 28.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 crane lifting cable
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.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 tug of war rope
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
37. 37.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tall bridge tower
40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band

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