Why Do Buildings Fall in Earthquakes?

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Leticia Mullen
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What primarily causes buildings to collapse during an earthquake?
Weak building materials
Splitting apart of the ground
Displacement of the foundation and lower levels
Direct shaking of the ground
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two main factors that determine the strength of a building's oscillation during an earthquake?
Location and age
Amount of glass
Mass and stiffness
Height and width
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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
NGSS.MS-ETS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What factors determine the stiffness of a building? Select ALL correct answers.
Type of materials
Shape of the columns
Height of the building
Depth of the foundation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which buildings are stiffer?
Taller
Shorter
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is natural frequency in the context of buildings?
The weight of the building
The rate at which a building naturally vibrates
The speed at which the ground shakes
The height of the building
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NGSS.MS-PS4-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What phenomenon caused the midsized buildings to collapse during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake?
Momentum
Inertia
Resonance
Wavelength
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What 2 modern engineering solutions were just mentioned that help prevent building collapse during earthquakes?
Deeper foundations
Tuned Mass Dampers
Using base isolation
Using bracing & shear walls
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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2
NGSS.MS-ETS1-3
NGSS.MS-ETS1-4
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