Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 617 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a pillar under a roof
2. 2.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) stretched (tension) (c) twisted (d) squeezed (compression)
3. 3.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
4. 4.True or false: a bridge pier is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
10. 10.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tug of war rope
12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pushes or squeezes
14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a suspension cable (c) a tent guy rope (d) a tug of war rope
17. 17.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
21. 21.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
23. 23.🪢 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?
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
25. 25.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a brick (c) a stone (d) a concrete block
27. 27.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a swing chain
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

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