Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 715 · 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.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is taller (b) it is lighter (c) it is colourful (d) it is harder to tip over
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) stacking loose bricks (c) adding cross bracing (d) fitting rubber base pads
3. 3.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) leaving out steel bars (c) stacking loose bricks (d) using a light roof
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) building tall and narrow (c) making brittle joints (d) using flexible joints
5. 5.True or false: raising heavy tanks high makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 30 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
7. 7.True or false: having a wide base makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
9. 9.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) making brittle joints (c) leaving out steel bars (d) using a heavy roof
11. 11.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
12. 12.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) on the very top (c) low down (d) on a thin pole
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) making brittle joints (c) using flexible joints (d) keeping a simple shape
15. 15.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) making brittle joints (c) having a wide base (d) using a light roof
16. 16.🏚️ 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 10 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) fitting rubber base pads (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: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
21. 21.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) building tall and narrow (d) having a wide base
22. 22.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) building tall and narrow (c) using flexible joints (d) fitting rubber base pads
23. 23.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) using a heavy roof (c) stacking loose bricks (d) fitting rubber base pads
24. 24.🏚️ 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 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 B (c) tower A
25. 25.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) stacking loose bricks (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
26. 26.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 180 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
27. 27.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
29. 29.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using flexible joints (c) adding cross bracing (d) building tall and narrow
31. 31.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they stop shaking (b) they are cheap (c) they look nice (d) they bend, not break
32. 32.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: fitting rubber base pads makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) keeping a simple shape
36. 36.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 240 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
37. 37.🏚️ 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 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
38. 38.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) stacking loose bricks (c) having a wide base (d) adding cross bracing
39. 39.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a shake table (b) a fridge (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
40. 40.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 210 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 A (c) tower C

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