Earthquake Engineering Unit Assessment

True or false: Energy from earthquakes is carried by waves.

• True
• False

True or false: Whenever there is an earthquake you will always find a volcano nearby

• True
• False

True or false: Some earthquakes are caused by what humans do.

• True
• False

True or false: Earthquakes happen every day.

• True
• False

True or false: Earthquakes are spread out fairly evenly across the world.

• True
• False

True or false: Earthquakes generally happen along tectonic boundaries.

• True
• False

True or false: In an earthquake, it is usually safer to be in a town rather than the countryside.

• True
• False

True or false: When engineers design buildings to withstand earthquakes, they need to consider how big the loads will be on the buildings.

• True
• False

True or false: In an earthquake area, the way a building is constructed is more important than its age or weight.

• True
• False

True or false: Heaviest buildings are always the most stable.

• True
• False