Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 589 · 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 30 cm tall on a 30 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 easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
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 is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) building tall and narrow (c) using flexible joints (d) having a wide base
4. 4.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is taller (b) it is colourful (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is lighter
6. 6.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they are cheap (c) they stop shaking (d) they bend, not break
7. 7.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) on the very top (b) hanging outside (c) on a thin pole (d) low down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) using a light roof (c) leaving out steel bars (d) making brittle joints
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) building tall and narrow (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using a heavy roof
10. 10.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) having a wide base (c) stacking loose bricks (d) keeping a simple shape
13. 13.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) keeping a simple shape (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) having a wide base
14. 14.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) leaving out steel bars (c) using flexible joints (d) building tall and narrow
15. 15.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) using a heavy roof
16. 16.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
17. 17.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using flexible joints (d) having a wide base
18. 18.🏚️ 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 60 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 A (c) tower B
19. 19.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
20. 20.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using a light roof (b) having a wide base (c) using flexible joints (d) leaving out steel bars
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) using flexible joints (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) leaving out steel bars
22. 22.🏚️ 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 50 cm tall on a 10 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
23. 23.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 180 cm tall on a 30 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 B (b) tower C (c) tower A
25. 25.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a shake table
26. 26.🏚️ 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 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
27. 27.🏚️ 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 30 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
28. 28.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) building tall and narrow (c) leaving out steel bars (d) making brittle joints
29. 29.🏚️ 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 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 210 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
30. 30.🏚️ 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 200 cm tall on a 40 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 B (c) tower C
31. 31.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: having a wide base makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) using flexible joints (d) adding steel to concrete
34. 34.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
35. 35.True or false: raising heavy tanks high makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🏚️ Does leaving out steel bars make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
37. 37.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
39. 39.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
40. 40.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C

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