Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 58 · 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 steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
2. 2.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) adding cross bracing (d) stacking loose bricks
3. 3.🏚️ 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 40 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
4. 4.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is lighter (b) it is colourful (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is taller
5. 5.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
6. 6.🏚️ 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 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 280 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
7. 7.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a fridge
8. 8.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) making brittle joints (d) leaving out steel bars
9. 9.🏚️ 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 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
10. 10.🏚️ 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 10 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 B (b) tower C (c) tower A
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) building tall and narrow (d) leaving out steel bars
12. 12.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) having a wide base (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using a light roof
13. 13.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
15. 15.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) adding steel to concrete (d) leaving out steel bars
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a light roof
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) adding cross bracing (c) leaving out steel bars (d) fitting rubber base pads
19. 19.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) leaving out steel bars (d) adding steel to concrete
20. 20.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
21. 21.🏚️ 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 80 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
22. 22.True or false: having a wide base makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) using a heavy roof (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) using flexible joints
24. 24.True or false: having a wide base makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
26. 26.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) building tall and narrow (c) using a heavy roof (d) having a wide base
28. 28.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) stacking loose bricks (d) adding cross bracing
30. 30.True or false: fitting rubber base pads makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🏚️ 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 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
32. 32.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding steel to concrete (c) using a light roof (d) using a heavy roof
33. 33.🏚️ Does making brittle joints 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 40 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 240 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 140 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) keeping a simple shape (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
36. 36.🏚️ 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 30 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) leaving out steel bars (c) having a wide base (d) stacking loose bricks
38. 38.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
39. 39.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) adding cross bracing (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) keeping a simple shape

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