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Q.1
Earthquakes occur when there is a sudden release of stored up energy in the Earth's
inner core
outer core
upper mantle
lower crust
Q.2
Tremors that have occurred in Earth's crust are known as
Earthquakes
Volcanic eruptions
Bed eruptions
Volcano-Earth Quake
Q.3
Another name for Earthquakes is
nektons
temblors
blusters
flickers
Q.4
Furniture may move and people may run outside the houses at the scale of
3
4
5
2
Q.5
Many buildings and bridges collapse at a scale of
5
6
7
10-Aug
Q.6
Earthquakes usually occur at the boundary of
crustal plates
mantle plates
coral plate
volcanic beds
Q.7
At intensity level of '6'
people don't feel earthquake
poor buildings collapse
building and bridges collapse
people feel the tremor and windows rattle
Q.8
Windows may rattle and people may feel the tremor at the scale of
3
4
5
2
Q.9
The vibrations radiate from the focus in all direction as
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Seismic waves
Typanic waves
Q.10
The approximate range of earthquakes that occur each year is
hundreds
thousands
millions
billions
Q.11
Richter scale is a
logarithmic scale
calculus scale
volumetric scale
area to vibration ratio scale
Q.12
Poorly built buildings may collapse at a scale of
5
6
7
10-Aug
Q.13
The magnitude of the earthquake indicates the amount of
vibrations per second
vibrations per minute
oscillations
energy released
Q.14
The place directly above the focus on the Earth's surface is known as
origin
epicenter
principal
comma
Q.15
Structure of wood can be divided into the following layers. You may choose more than one option.
Bark & Bast
Cambium
Sap & heart wood
Pith/Medulla
All Of above
Q.16
Timber is a traditional material used on Malaysia and can be divided into two (categories which are:
Hardwood and Softwood
Heart-wood and Self-wood
Heat-wood and Cool-wood
Hand-wood and Cream-wood
Q.17
Choose the common types of steel used in construction
High Yield Steel
Mild Yield Steel
Soft Yield Steel
Both A & B
Q.18
Select some of the advantages of steel as construction material
High ductility - Steel can undergo large plastic deformation before failure
Highly suitable for prefabrication and mass production
Steel can be reused after a structure is disassembled
All Of above
Q.19
Select some of the advantages of using concrete as construction materials
Concrete expands and contracts with the changes in temperature.
Easy to disintegrate by alkali and sulfate attack
Needs another material to reinforce it against excessive shear and tension
Lack of ductility, disadvantageous with respect to earthquake resistant design.
All Of above
Q.20
Concrete can handle the higher compression stresses as compared to tension
False
True
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