Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 539 · 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.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
2. 2.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
3. 3.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) using a heavy roof (c) keeping a simple shape (d) fitting rubber base pads
4. 4.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
5. 5.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is lighter (b) it is taller (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is colourful
6. 6.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) making brittle joints (c) adding steel to concrete (d) leaving out steel bars
7. 7.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) low down (c) on the very top (d) on a thin pole
8. 8.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they bend, not break (c) they are cheap (d) they stop shaking
9. 9.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) using a heavy roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) leaving out steel bars
11. 11.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) stacking loose bricks (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a light roof
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) keeping a simple shape (c) adding cross bracing (d) adding steel to concrete
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a light roof
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) having a wide base
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) leaving out steel bars (c) making brittle joints (d) raising heavy tanks high
17. 17.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
18. 18.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) using flexible joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) raising heavy tanks high
20. 20.True or false: having a wide base makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
22. 22.🏚️ 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 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
23. 23.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
24. 24.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a shake table (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
25. 25.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) using a heavy roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) adding cross bracing
26. 26.🏚️ 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 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
27. 27.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: raising heavy tanks high makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 30 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
30. 30.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
31. 31.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) stacking loose bricks (d) adding cross bracing
32. 32.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
33. 33.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
34. 34.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
35. 35.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) leaving out steel bars (c) making brittle joints (d) building tall and narrow
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) adding cross bracing (c) stacking loose bricks (d) keeping a simple shape
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) leaving out steel bars (c) having a wide base (d) fitting rubber base pads
38. 38.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) stacking loose bricks (d) using a heavy roof
39. 39.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
40. 40.🏚️ 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 210 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B

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