Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 878 · 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 of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) using flexible joints (c) keeping a simple shape (d) adding cross bracing
3. 3.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) using a heavy roof (d) having a wide base
5. 5.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) using flexible joints (c) using a light roof (d) building tall and narrow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) adding cross bracing (c) adding steel to concrete (d) leaving out steel bars
7. 7.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) making brittle joints (c) building tall and narrow (d) adding cross bracing
9. 9.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) building tall and narrow (c) adding cross bracing (d) using a light roof
11. 11.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 240 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using flexible joints (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) making brittle joints (d) stacking loose bricks
13. 13.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a microscope (c) a shake table (d) a telescope
14. 14.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) building tall and narrow (c) using flexible joints (d) using a heavy roof
15. 15.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
16. 16.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
17. 17.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏚️ 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 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 C (b) tower B (c) tower A
20. 20.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) on a thin pole (c) on the very top (d) low down
21. 21.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 20 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
22. 22.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: fitting rubber base pads makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) leaving out steel bars (c) keeping a simple shape (d) stacking loose bricks
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) leaving out steel bars (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a light roof
27. 27.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) adding cross bracing (c) using a light roof (d) fitting rubber base pads
29. 29.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) using a heavy roof (c) raising heavy tanks high (d) stacking loose bricks
30. 30.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
32. 32.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: using a light roof 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 40 cm tall on a 20 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 easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
35. 35.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) building tall and narrow (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) using a heavy roof (d) raising heavy tanks high
36. 36.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) adding steel to concrete (c) using a heavy roof (d) making brittle joints
38. 38.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 80 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
39. 39.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) stacking loose bricks (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) using flexible joints
40. 40.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) using a light roof (d) keeping a simple shape

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