Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 297 · 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: raising heavy tanks high makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) making brittle joints (c) using a heavy roof (d) building tall and narrow
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using a heavy roof (d) using flexible joints
4. 4.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) on the very top (b) hanging outside (c) on a thin pole (d) low down
5. 5.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
6. 6.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) keeping a simple shape (c) adding cross bracing (d) making brittle joints
8. 8.True or false: using a light roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is taller (b) it is colourful (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is lighter
10. 10.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
11. 11.🏚️ 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 280 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
12. 12.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) using a heavy roof (d) stacking loose bricks
13. 13.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
14. 14.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 160 cm tall on a 40 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 80 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 20 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
16. 16.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
17. 17.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) keeping a simple shape (c) using a heavy roof (d) making brittle joints
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) making brittle joints (c) leaving out steel bars (d) raising heavy tanks high
20. 20.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
21. 21.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a fridge
22. 22.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using a light roof (b) keeping a simple shape (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) fitting rubber base pads
23. 23.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) using flexible joints (c) using a heavy roof (d) raising heavy tanks high
24. 24.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
25. 25.🏚️ 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 240 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
26. 26.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 50 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 A (b) tower C (c) tower B
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) leaving out steel bars (d) having a wide base
28. 28.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
29. 29.🏚️ 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 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
30. 30.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) leaving out steel bars (c) making brittle joints (d) adding cross bracing
32. 32.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they stop shaking (c) they are cheap (d) they bend, not break
33. 33.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
34. 34.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
36. 36.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) using a light roof (c) adding cross bracing (d) building tall and narrow
37. 37.🏚️ 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 60 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 B (c) tower C
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) building tall and narrow (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) fitting rubber base pads
39. 39.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding steel to concrete (c) stacking loose bricks (d) fitting rubber base pads
40. 40.🏚️ 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 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 A (b) tower B (c) tower C

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