Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 54 · 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.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
3. 3.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a swing chain (d) a temple column
6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a table leg
8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a tug of war rope
10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
12. 12.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
15. 15.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
17. 17.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🪢 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)
19. 19.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
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 8400 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a brick at a wall base
24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
29. 29.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
30. 30.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a temple column (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
31. 31.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 900 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 360 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 tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a stone in an arch
37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
38. 38.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 450 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

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