Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 720 · 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 10 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 B (b) tower A (c) tower C
2. 2.🏚️ 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 10 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
3. 3.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) adding cross bracing (c) using a light roof (d) building tall and narrow
4. 4.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) having a wide base
5. 5.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding cross bracing (b) making brittle joints (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) stacking loose bricks
6. 6.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) using a heavy roof (c) leaving out steel bars (d) making brittle joints
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) using a light roof (d) building tall and narrow
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.🏚️ Does stacking loose bricks make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
10. 10.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) making brittle joints (c) using flexible joints (d) building tall and narrow
11. 11.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) making brittle joints (d) using flexible joints
14. 14.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they bend, not break (c) they stop shaking (d) they are cheap
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) keeping a simple shape (d) using a heavy roof
17. 17.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using a heavy roof (d) using a light roof
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) adding cross bracing (c) building tall and narrow (d) using flexible joints
19. 19.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) adding steel to concrete (c) stacking loose bricks (d) building tall and narrow
20. 20.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) stacking loose bricks (c) adding cross bracing (d) having a wide base
21. 21.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) using flexible joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) stacking loose bricks
23. 23.🏚️ 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 200 cm tall on a 40 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
24. 24.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a microscope (b) a shake table (c) a telescope (d) a fridge
25. 25.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) adding cross bracing (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) adding steel to concrete
27. 27.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 20 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 C (b) tower B (c) tower A
29. 29.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
30. 30.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
31. 31.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 70 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
32. 32.True or false: raising heavy tanks high makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏚️ 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 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower A (c) tower B
35. 35.🏚️ 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 180 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
36. 36.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) adding cross bracing (c) using a light roof (d) leaving out steel bars
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) leaving out steel bars
38. 38.True or false: having a wide base makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: raising heavy tanks high makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 20 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A

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