Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 931 · 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.True or false: stacking loose bricks makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) using a light roof (c) keeping a simple shape (d) having a wide base
3. 3.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) raising heavy tanks high (b) making brittle joints (c) adding cross bracing (d) leaving out steel bars
4. 4.True or false: keeping a simple shape makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🏚️ 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 40 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 80 cm tall on a 20 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 120 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 80 cm tall on a 10 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 C (c) tower A
7. 7.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
9. 9.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) adding steel to concrete (d) stacking loose bricks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using flexible joints
11. 11.🏚️ 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 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 A (b) tower B (c) tower C
12. 12.🏚️ 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 100 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 180 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
13. 13.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a shake table (c) a telescope (d) a microscope
14. 14.True or false: having a wide base makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🏚️ 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
16. 16.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) keeping a simple shape (d) building tall and narrow
17. 17.🏚️ Does adding cross bracing make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
18. 18.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) using a heavy roof (c) adding steel to concrete (d) using a light roof
20. 20.🏚️ 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 50 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 30 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower A (c) tower C
21. 21.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) leaving out steel bars (c) adding cross bracing (d) fitting rubber base pads
22. 22.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) using a heavy roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) adding steel to concrete (d) building tall and narrow
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making brittle joints (b) fitting rubber base pads (c) using flexible joints (d) having a wide base
24. 24.🏚️ Does raising heavy tanks high make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
25. 25.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
26. 26.🏚️ Does making brittle joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
27. 27.🏚️ Does fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
28. 28.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 140 cm tall on a 20 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 hardest 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 80 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 30 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) having a wide base (d) raising heavy tanks high
31. 31.True or false: adding steel to concrete makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🏚️ 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 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 200 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower C (c) tower B
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) leaving out steel bars (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) building tall and narrow
34. 34.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 10 cm tall on a 10 cm wide base, tower B is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 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) having a wide base (b) leaving out steel bars (c) stacking loose bricks (d) raising heavy tanks high
36. 36.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) low down (b) on the very top (c) on a thin pole (d) hanging outside
37. 37.🏚️ 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 210 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
38. 38.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 40 cm tall on a 40 cm wide base, tower B is 60 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 160 cm tall on a 40 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) using flexible joints (c) leaving out steel bars (d) building tall and narrow

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