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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 270 · 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 metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 1000 (b) 10000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  2. 2.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) big things fit on paper (b) to make them pretty (c) to hide sizes (d) to save ink only
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 940 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 A beam is 630 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  5. 5.📐 A beam is 150 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  6. 6.📐 A beam is 370 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  7. 7.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 26 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  8. 8.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  9. 9.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  11. 11.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  12. 12.📐 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?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 10 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  16. 16.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 110 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  18. 18.📐 A beam is 970 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  19. 19.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 60 (b) 100 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  20. 20.📐 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?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 12 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  22. 22.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 240 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  23. 23.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 140 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  24. 24.📐 A beam is 840 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  25. 25.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 17 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 90 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  27. 27.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 10 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  28. 28.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  29. 29.📐 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?
  30. 30.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  31. 31.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 40 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 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?
  33. 33.📐 A beam is 540 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  34. 34.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  35. 35.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A wall is 20 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 400 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 20 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 160 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 3 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. big things fit on paper
  3. 9.4
  4. 6.3
  5. 1.5
  6. 3.7
  7. 13
  8. 5.3
  9. 20
  10. 120
  11. 10
  12. 13
  13. 15
  14. 200
  15. 50
  16. 16
  17. 11
  18. 9.7
  19. 100
  20. 7
  21. 6
  22. 12
  23. 7
  24. 8.4
  25. 340
  26. 18
  27. 200
  28. 40
  29. 270
  30. 160
  31. 8
  32. 260
  33. 5.4
  34. 4
  35. 10
  36. 100
  37. 20
  38. 4
  39. 16
  40. 30

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