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Engineering lesson 23: Measuring and scale drawings · Set 806 · 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) 10000 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 100
  2. 2.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A real bridge is 200 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  3. 3.📐 A beam is 910 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  4. 4.📐 How many millimetres are in 1 centimetre? (a) 5 (b) 1000 (c) 100 (d) 10
  5. 5.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 20 m. A real bridge is 340 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  6. 6.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 10 cm. The car is 14 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  7. 7.📐 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?
  8. 8.📐 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?
  9. 9.📐 A beam is 610 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  10. 10.📐 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?
  11. 11.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 2 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  12. 12.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 2 m. A real bridge is 38 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  13. 13.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 15 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  14. 14.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 35 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  15. 15.📐 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?
  16. 16.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  17. 17.📐 A beam is 230 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  18. 18.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 5 m. A real bridge is 75 m long. How long is it on the plan, in centimetres?
  19. 19.📐 Why do engineers use scale drawings? (a) to hide sizes (b) to save ink only (c) big things fit on paper (d) to make them pretty
  20. 20.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 5 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  21. 21.📐 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?
  22. 22.📐 How many centimetres are in 1 metre? (a) 100 (b) 1000 (c) 10 (d) 60
  23. 23.📐 A beam is 470 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  24. 24.📐 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?
  25. 25.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 20 cm. The car is 12 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  26. 26.📐 On a plan, 1 cm stands for 10 m. A wall is 4 cm long on the plan. How long is the real wall, in metres?
  27. 27.📐 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?
  28. 28.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 8 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  29. 29.📐 A beam is 520 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  30. 30.📐 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?
  31. 31.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 30 cm. The car is 7 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  32. 32.📐 A beam is 800 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  33. 33.📐 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?
  34. 34.📐 A beam is 160 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  35. 35.📐 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?
  36. 36.📐 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?
  37. 37.📐 A beam is 130 cm long. How long is it in metres? =
  38. 38.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 4 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?
  39. 39.📐 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?
  40. 40.📐 A model car is drawn so that 1 cm stands for 40 cm. The car is 11 cm long in the drawing. How long is the real car, in centimetres?

Answer key

  1. 1000
  2. 20
  3. 9.1
  4. 10
  5. 17
  6. 140
  7. 20
  8. 30
  9. 6.1
  10. 300
  11. 80
  12. 19
  13. 150
  14. 7
  15. 110
  16. 80
  17. 2.3
  18. 15
  19. big things fit on paper
  20. 200
  21. 10
  22. 100
  23. 4.7
  24. 50
  25. 240
  26. 40
  27. 10
  28. 240
  29. 5.2
  30. 20
  31. 210
  32. 8
  33. 6
  34. 1.6
  35. 4
  36. 180
  37. 1.3
  38. 160
  39. 26
  40. 440

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