Engineering Worksheet: Earthquake-Safe Buildings

Engineering lesson 21: Earthquake-safe buildings · Set 993 · 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 fitting rubber base pads make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a light roof (b) having a wide base (c) using a heavy roof (d) keeping a simple shape
3. 3.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) leaving out steel bars (b) making brittle joints (c) keeping a simple shape (d) building tall and narrow
4. 4.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 20 cm tall on a 20 cm wide base, tower B is 120 cm tall on a 40 cm base and tower C is 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
5. 5.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) building tall and narrow (c) keeping a simple shape (d) having a wide base
6. 6.🏚️ What do engineers use to test models of buildings for earthquakes? (a) a fridge (b) a telescope (c) a microscope (d) a shake table
7. 7.🏚️ Three solid model towers are made of the same material. Tower A is 180 cm tall on a 30 cm wide base, tower B is 200 cm tall on a 40 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
8. 8.🏚️ Why are flexible joints good in an earthquake? (a) they look nice (b) they are cheap (c) they stop shaking (d) they bend, not break
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) having a wide base (b) using a light roof (c) using flexible joints (d) leaving out steel bars
10. 10.🏚️ Why is a wide base safer? (a) it is colourful (b) it is lighter (c) it is harder to tip over (d) it is taller
11. 11.True or false: making brittle joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: having a wide base makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using a heavy roof (b) stacking loose bricks (c) making brittle joints (d) adding steel to concrete
14. 14.🏚️ 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 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base and tower C is 40 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
15. 15.🏚️ Does having a wide base make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
16. 16.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🏚️ Does using flexible joints make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
18. 18.True or false: using a light roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) making brittle joints (b) building tall and narrow (c) using a light roof (d) raising heavy tanks high
20. 20.True or false: using a heavy roof makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🏚️ 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 150 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 70 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
22. 22.🏚️ Does using a heavy roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
23. 23.🏚️ Does adding steel to concrete make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
24. 24.🏚️ Does using a light roof make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
25. 25.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) using flexible joints (b) having a wide base (c) leaving out steel bars (d) fitting rubber base pads
26. 26.🏚️ Where should heavy water tanks go in a quake zone? (a) hanging outside (b) on the very top (c) on a thin pole (d) low down
27. 27.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fitting rubber base pads (b) using a light roof (c) adding cross bracing (d) raising heavy tanks high
29. 29.🏚️ Does keeping a simple shape make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) safer in earthquakes (b) less safe
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stacking loose bricks (b) using flexible joints (c) fitting rubber base pads (d) having a wide base
31. 31.🏚️ 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 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base. Which is the hardest to tip over? (a) tower C (b) tower B (c) tower A
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) building tall and narrow (b) having a wide base (c) using a heavy roof (d) making brittle joints
33. 33.Which of these makes a building safer in earthquakes? (a) adding steel to concrete (b) building tall and narrow (c) leaving out steel bars (d) using a heavy roof
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) adding cross bracing (b) building tall and narrow (c) using flexible joints (d) keeping a simple shape
35. 35.🏚️ 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 20 cm tall on a 10 cm base and tower C is 90 cm tall on a 30 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower B (b) tower C (c) tower A
36. 36.True or false: building tall and narrow makes a building safer in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
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 30 cm tall on a 30 cm base and tower C is 60 cm tall on a 20 cm base. Which is the easiest to tip over? (a) tower A (b) tower B (c) tower C
38. 38.🏚️ Does building tall and narrow make a building safer or less safe in an earthquake? (a) less safe (b) safer in earthquakes
39. 39.True or false: using flexible joints makes a building less safe in earthquakes. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these makes a building less safe in earthquakes? (a) having a wide base (b) adding cross bracing (c) using flexible joints (d) making brittle joints

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