Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 554 · 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 building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
2. 2.🏚️ 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 160 cm tall on a 40 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
3. 3.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
4. 4.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
5. 5.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they stop shaking (b) they are cheap (c) they bend, not break (d) they look nice
6. 6.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) leaving out steel bars (c) having a wide base (d) making brittle joints
7. 7.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
9. 9.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) having a wide base (c) leaving out steel bars (d) using a light roof
10. 10.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) keeping a simple shape (d) using a heavy roof
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) using a heavy roof (c) having a wide base (d) using flexible joints
12. 12.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) making brittle joints (d) fitting rubber base pads
13. 13.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
14. 14.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) using flexible joints (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) leaving out steel bars
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) using a heavy roof (d) building tall and narrow
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) adding cross bracing (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) using a light roof
17. 17.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) building tall and narrow
18. 18.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
19. 19.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) low down (b) on the very top (c) on a thin pole (d) hanging outside
20. 20.🏚️ 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 150 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 B (b) tower A (c) tower C
21. 21.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
24. 24.🏚️ 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 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
25. 25.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) leaving out steel bars (c) keeping a simple shape (d) raising heavy tanks high
27. 27.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) using a light roof (c) using flexible joints (d) adding cross bracing
28. 28.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using a heavy roof (d) using flexible joints
30. 30.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a telescope (b) a microscope (c) a fridge (d) a shake table
31. 31.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🏚️ 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 120 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
33. 33.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏚️ 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
35. 35.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
36. 36.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🏚️ 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 100 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
38. 38.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
39. 39.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) using flexible joints (c) using a heavy roof (d) fitting rubber base pads
40. 40.🏚️ 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 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 B (b) tower C (c) tower A

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