Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 418 · 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 safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) using a light roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) raising heavy tanks high
2. 2.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
3. 3.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
4. 4.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using a heavy roof (d) having a wide base
5. 5.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
6. 6.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
7. 7.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
8. 8.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) making brittle joints (c) using a heavy roof (d) adding cross bracing
9. 9.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏚️ 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 10 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 C (b) tower A (c) tower B
12. 12.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏚️ 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 210 cm tall on a 30 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 A (c) tower B
14. 14.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using flexible joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) building tall and narrow
15. 15.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) building tall and narrow
16. 16.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a microscope (c) a telescope (d) a fridge
18. 18.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: using a light roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) on a thin pole (c) low down (d) on the very top
21. 21.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) building tall and narrow (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
22. 22.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
23. 23.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) keeping a simple shape (c) stacking loose bricks (d) using flexible joints
25. 25.🏚️ 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 100 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 B (b) tower A (c) tower C
26. 26.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) keeping a simple shape (c) stacking loose bricks (d) raising heavy tanks high
27. 27.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) using a light roof (c) adding steel to concrete (d) making brittle joints
28. 28.🏚️ 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 180 cm tall on a 30 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 B (c) tower C
29. 29.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they bend, not break (c) they stop shaking (d) they are cheap
30. 30.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
31. 31.🏚️ 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 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) adding steel to concrete (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) making brittle joints
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) using a light roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) leaving out steel bars
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) having a wide base (c) using a light roof (d) adding steel to concrete
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) using flexible joints (c) adding cross bracing (d) having a wide base
36. 36.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is lighter (b) it is harder to tip over (c) it is colourful (d) it is taller
37. 37.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 40 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 40 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
38. 38.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) using flexible joints (d) keeping a simple shape
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using a heavy roof (c) using flexible joints (d) using a light roof

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