Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 719 · 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 making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
2. 2.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they stop shaking (b) they bend, not break (c) they are cheap (d) they look nice
3. 3.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) using a heavy roof (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) adding steel to concrete
4. 4.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) having a wide base (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a heavy roof
5. 5.🏚️ 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 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 280 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
6. 6.🏚️ 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 10 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
7. 7.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a telescope (b) a shake table (c) a fridge (d) a microscope
8. 8.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing 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 safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) building tall and narrow (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) making brittle joints
10. 10.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
11. 11.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) on the very top (b) on a thin pole (c) low down (d) hanging outside
12. 12.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 60 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 C (c) tower A
13. 13.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) having a wide base (c) using flexible joints (d) making brittle joints
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 60 cm tall on a 10 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
15. 15.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using flexible joints (c) stacking loose bricks (d) having a wide base
16. 16.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is lighter (b) it is harder to tip over (c) it is taller (d) it is colourful
17. 17.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
18. 18.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads 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 safer in earthquakes? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) leaving out steel bars (c) making brittle joints (d) keeping a simple shape
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) having a wide base
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) building tall and narrow (d) making brittle joints
23. 23.🏚️ 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 70 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
24. 24.🏚️ 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 70 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
25. 25.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) leaving out steel bars (d) adding cross bracing
28. 28.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow 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) having a wide base (b) making brittle joints (c) using flexible joints (d) adding cross bracing
30. 30.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 30 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 A (b) tower B (c) tower C
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 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 180 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) leaving out steel bars (c) stacking loose bricks (d) using flexible joints
34. 34.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
35. 35.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using flexible joints
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) using a light roof (c) building tall and narrow (d) using flexible joints
38. 38.🏚️ 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 180 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 B (b) tower C (c) tower A
39. 39.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 120 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.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe

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