Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 298 · 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 stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 200 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a suspension cable
5. 5.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
7. 7.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) squeezed (compression) (d) not affected
10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
12. 12.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A sign weighing 80 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a brick at a wall base
16. 16.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pulls or stretches
19. 19.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a rope (c) a concrete block (d) a stone
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a pillar under a roof
24. 24.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a table leg (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a temple column
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 250 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 550 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a swing chain
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
37. 37.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
38. 38.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
40. 40.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?

Free engineering lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/engineering-for-kids