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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 186 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Multiply to grow, divide to shrink): Real length = drawing length × what 1 cm stands for. Drawing length = real length ÷ what 1 cm stands for. Units: 1 m = 100 cm · 1 cm = 10 mm · 1 km = 1000 m.

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  1. 1.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
  2. 2.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 5
  3. 3.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 10000
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 16 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 380 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to make them pretty (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to hide sizes
  7. 7.📐 A beam is 730 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 110 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 260 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 710 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 6 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 14 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 16 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 A beam is 280 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  17. 17.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 15 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  19. 19.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 70 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 18 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 260 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 28 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 300 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 50 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  34. 34.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 13 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 A beam is 210 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 14 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 9 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. 10
  3. 1000
  4. 160
  5. 3.8
  6. big things fit on paper
  7. 7.3
  8. 1.1
  9. 13
  10. 7.1
  11. 60
  12. 7
  13. 400
  14. 8
  15. 140
  16. 2.8
  17. 300
  18. 45
  19. 7
  20. 10
  21. 90
  22. 480
  23. 2.6
  24. 17
  25. 70
  26. 9.4
  27. 14
  28. 40
  29. 5.3
  30. 15
  31. 270
  32. 90
  33. 10
  34. 260
  35. 2.1
  36. 300
  37. 70
  38. 180
  39. 6.4
  40. 9.1

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