Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 891 · 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.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) keeping a simple shape (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a heavy roof
2. 2.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
4. 4.True or false: leaving out steel bars makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: adding cross bracing makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🏚️ 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 210 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) leaving out steel bars (c) keeping a simple shape (d) using flexible joints
8. 8.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) keeping a simple shape (c) making brittle joints (d) raising heavy tanks high
10. 10.🏚️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) stacking loose bricks (c) using flexible joints (d) raising heavy tanks high
12. 12.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
13. 13.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is colourful (b) it is taller (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is lighter
14. 14.🏚️ 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 90 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 B (b) tower A (c) tower C
15. 15.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 20 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 C (c) tower B
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) raising heavy tanks high (c) having a wide base (d) using flexible joints
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) adding cross bracing (c) building tall and narrow (d) using a heavy roof
18. 18.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
19. 19.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) stacking loose bricks (c) making brittle joints (d) using flexible joints
20. 20.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) making brittle joints (c) leaving out steel bars (d) using a heavy roof
21. 21.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
22. 22.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🏚️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) building tall and narrow (c) having a wide base (d) using a heavy roof
25. 25.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
26. 26.🏚️ Does stacking loose bricks make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) adding steel to concrete (c) having a wide base (d) keeping a simple shape
28. 28.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 10 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 C (c) tower B
29. 29.🏚️ 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 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
30. 30.🏚️ 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 40 cm base and tower C is 120 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
31. 31.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
32. 32.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) adding steel to concrete (c) keeping a simple shape (d) using a heavy roof
33. 33.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a telescope (c) a shake table (d) a microscope
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping a simple shape (b) making brittle joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) adding steel to concrete
35. 35.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 30 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) adding steel to concrete (b) using flexible joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) leaving out steel bars
37. 37.🏚️ 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 10 cm base and tower C is 280 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
38. 38.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
39. 39.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) stacking loose bricks (c) having a wide base (d) leaving out steel bars
40. 40.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes

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