Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 282 · 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.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they bend, not break (b) they are cheap (c) they look nice (d) they stop shaking
3. 3.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a shake table (d) a telescope
4. 4.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) using a heavy roof (c) leaving out steel bars (d) having a wide base
5. 5.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) using a heavy roof (d) using a light roof
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) building tall and narrow (d) stacking loose bricks
7. 7.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) having a wide base (c) using a light roof (d) raising heavy tanks high
9. 9.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) leaving out steel bars
10. 10.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
11. 11.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
12. 12.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is taller (b) it is lighter (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is colourful
13. 13.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) stacking loose bricks (d) using flexible joints
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) using a heavy roof (d) using a light roof
15. 15.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding cross bracing (b) stacking loose bricks (c) making brittle joints (d) raising heavy tanks high
17. 17.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
18. 18.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 10 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) having a wide base (c) using a light roof (d) keeping a simple shape
20. 20.🏚️ 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 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
21. 21.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
22. 22.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) using flexible joints (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
23. 23.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) low down (b) on a thin pole (c) hanging outside (d) on the very top
24. 24.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 20 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 B (c) tower C
26. 26.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
28. 28.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
29. 29.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) using a heavy roof (c) having a wide base (d) stacking loose bricks
31. 31.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
32. 32.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) making brittle joints (c) using a light roof (d) fitting rubber base pads
33. 33.True or false: using a light roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) building tall and narrow (c) making brittle joints (d) adding steel to concrete
35. 35.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using a light roof (b) using a heavy roof (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using flexible joints
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) leaving out steel bars (c) building tall and narrow (d) fitting rubber base pads
37. 37.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
38. 38.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
40. 40.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes

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