Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 222 · 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.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) using a heavy roof (c) keeping a simple shape (d) using flexible joints
2. 2.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
4. 4.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
6. 6.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
7. 7.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is lighter (b) it is taller (c) it is colourful (d) it is harder to tip over
8. 8.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a telescope (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
9. 9.True or false: using a light roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they are cheap (b) they bend, not break (c) they stop shaking (d) they look nice
11. 11.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
12. 12.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a light roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) leaving out steel bars (d) using a heavy roof
13. 13.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) adding steel to concrete (c) having a wide base (d) keeping a simple shape
14. 14.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) making brittle joints (d) having a wide base
16. 16.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 240 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) building tall and narrow (d) keeping a simple shape
18. 18.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) on a thin pole (c) on the very top (d) low down
19. 19.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 20 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
20. 20.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
21. 21.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
23. 23.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) stacking loose bricks (d) fitting rubber base pads
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using a heavy roof
26. 26.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding steel to concrete (c) stacking loose bricks (d) keeping a simple shape
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding cross bracing
29. 29.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 160 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) adding cross bracing (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) raising heavy tanks high
32. 32.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
33. 33.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) making brittle joints (d) using flexible joints
35. 35.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) stacking loose bricks (c) building tall and narrow (d) making brittle joints
36. 36.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) adding steel to concrete (c) building tall and narrow (d) raising heavy tanks high
38. 38.🏚️ 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 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
39. 39.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) building tall and narrow (c) stacking loose bricks (d) leaving out steel bars

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