Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 623 · 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.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
7. 7.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2600 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
9. 9.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a table leg
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a tow rope on a car
17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
18. 18.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
19. 19.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
21. 21.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a bridge pier (d) a tow rope on a car
22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
24. 24.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
25. 25.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 325 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
27. 27.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
29. 29.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🪢 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?
31. 31.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a suspension cable
34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a squeezed spring (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tug of war rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a tent guy rope
40. 40.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a concrete block (c) a rope (d) a brick

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