Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 516 · 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 160 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 160 cm tall on a 20 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 A (c) tower B
2. 2.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
3. 3.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
4. 4.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🏚️ 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 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
7. 7.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
8. 8.🏚️ 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 120 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 C (b) tower B (c) tower A
9. 9.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a microscope (b) a telescope (c) a fridge (d) a shake table
10. 10.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is taller (b) it is harder to tip over (c) it is lighter (d) it is colourful
11. 11.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they stop shaking (b) they look nice (c) they are cheap (d) they bend, not break
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) having a wide base (c) using a heavy roof (d) using a light roof
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) making brittle joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) using a heavy roof
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) using a heavy roof (c) making brittle joints (d) keeping a simple shape
15. 15.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
16. 16.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) using a heavy roof (c) using a light roof (d) raising heavy tanks high
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) leaving out steel bars (d) stacking loose bricks
18. 18.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
19. 19.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) adding cross bracing (c) building tall and narrow (d) raising heavy tanks high
21. 21.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) leaving out steel bars (c) having a wide base (d) raising heavy tanks high
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) leaving out steel bars (c) using a heavy roof (d) making brittle joints
23. 23.🏚️ 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 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
24. 24.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) low down (b) on the very top (c) hanging outside (d) on a thin pole
26. 26.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 320 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
27. 27.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
28. 28.True or false: having a wide base makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) building tall and narrow (c) adding cross bracing (d) using flexible joints
30. 30.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🏚️ 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 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) using flexible joints (c) stacking loose bricks (d) adding cross bracing
33. 33.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) having a wide base (c) building tall and narrow (d) making brittle joints
35. 35.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
37. 37.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 20 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
38. 38.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) using flexible joints (c) adding cross bracing (d) using a heavy roof
39. 39.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
40. 40.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 10 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

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