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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 373 · 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.📐 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
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 80 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 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?
  4. 4.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 9 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 6 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 15 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  9. 9.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  10. 10.📐 A beam is 650 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  11. 11.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 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 28 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 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 A beam is 870 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  15. 15.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 6 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  16. 16.📐 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?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 620 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 8 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 170 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  20. 20.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 5 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  21. 21.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A wall is 13 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  22. 22.📐 How many metres are in 1 kilometre? (a) 10000 (b) 10 (c) 1000 (d) 100
  23. 23.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 60 (c) 1000 (d) 10
  24. 24.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 3 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  25. 25.📐 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?
  26. 26.📐 A beam is 920 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  27. 27.📐 A beam is 390 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  28. 28.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 1000 (b) 5 (c) 100 (d) 10
  29. 29.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 22 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  30. 30.📐 A beam is 530 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  31. 31.📐 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?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 640 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 360 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 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 2 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  37. 37.📐 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?
  38. 38.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  39. 39.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  40. 40.📐 A beam is 290 cm long. How long is it in metres? =

Answer key

  1. big things fit on paper
  2. 4
  3. 4
  4. 90
  5. 10
  6. 180
  7. 90
  8. 3
  9. 50
  10. 6.5
  11. 12
  12. 14
  13. 20
  14. 8.7
  15. 3
  16. 120
  17. 6.2
  18. 160
  19. 17
  20. 50
  21. 26
  22. 1000
  23. 100
  24. 90
  25. 6
  26. 9.2
  27. 3.9
  28. 10
  29. 11
  30. 5.3
  31. 30
  32. 6.4
  33. 18
  34. 40
  35. 90
  36. 20
  37. 200
  38. 80
  39. 110
  40. 2.9

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