Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 138 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Low, wide, flexible): Safer: wide base, flexible joints, bracing, steel in concrete, light roof, rubber pads, simple shape. Less safe: heavy tops, narrow bases, loose bricks, no steel, brittle joints. Tipping: compare height ÷ base width — the smaller it is, the steadier the block.

1. 1.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
2. 2.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using a light roof (c) making brittle joints (d) fitting rubber base pads
3. 3.True or false: fitting rubber base pads makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
5. 5.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
6. 6.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: having a wide base makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
9. 9.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is colourful (b) it is harder to tip over (c) it is lighter (d) it is taller
10. 10.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) using a heavy roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) having a wide base
11. 11.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
13. 13.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a fridge
14. 14.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
15. 15.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 40 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
16. 16.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
17. 17.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 30 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
18. 18.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
19. 19.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) adding cross bracing (c) using a heavy roof (d) building tall and narrow
20. 20.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using a light roof (b) keeping a simple shape (c) building tall and narrow (d) using flexible joints
22. 22.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
23. 23.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
24. 24.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 200 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
25. 25.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
26. 26.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
28. 28.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 210 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
29. 29.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) making brittle joints (c) keeping a simple shape (d) raising heavy tanks high
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) leaving out steel bars (c) making brittle joints (d) keeping a simple shape
31. 31.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using a light roof (c) making brittle joints (d) adding cross bracing
33. 33.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they bend, not break (b) they stop shaking (c) they look nice (d) they are cheap
34. 34.True or false: fitting rubber base pads makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) adding steel to concrete (d) having a wide base
36. 36.True or false: using a light roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
38. 38.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
39. 39.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using a heavy roof (d) having a wide base

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