Earthquake Resistant Construction

1. What scale is used to measure the strength of an earthquake?

• Moment Magnitude Scale
• Earthquake scale
• Seismogram

2. This building is...

• Earthquake Safe!
• Not Earthquake Safe!

3. Letter A is next to...

• Epicenter
• Focus
• Divergent

4. A Base Isolator acts like shock absorbers for a structure.

• True
• False

5. This machine is a...

• Sizeologist
• Seismograph
• Earthquake Making Machine

6. Which earthquake from the choices below is most common?

• 10.0
• 5.0
• 4.0
• 3.0

7. What type of earthquake safety device is this?

• Base Isolator
• Stack Compressor
• Cross Bracing

10. What is this image an example of?

• Post and Lintel
• How a wide base makes a building stable
• Triangulation

11. Which of the following waves travel through the WHOLE Earth during an Earthquake?

• Primary Waves
• Secondary Waves
• Surface Waves

The force of gravity is applying _____to the building in the image.

• Tension
• Tectonic Plate
• Compression
• Post and Lintel