Grade 9Mathpractice16 questions

Bearings and scale drawings

Grade 9: three-figure bearings, bearings measured clockwise from north, map scales (1 : 50 000), scale factor, back bearings.

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Questions

  1. What is the three-figure bearing of due east?

    • 009°
    • 090°
    • 180°
    • 270°
    Show answer090°

  2. How do you write a bearing of 45° using three figures?

    • 045°
    • 054°
    • 405°
    • 450°
    Show answer045°

  3. A bearing of 7° is written as 007° when using three figures. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  4. What is the bearing of due south-west?

    • 045°
    • 135°
    • 225°
    • 315°
    Show answer225°

  5. Bearings are measured clockwise from which direction?

    • East
    • North
    • South
    • West
    Show answerNorth

  6. A boat sails on a bearing of 270°. Which direction is it heading?

    • East
    • North
    • South
    • West
    Show answerWest

  7. A bearing of 350° points just slightly west of north. (True or false?)

    Show answerTrue

  8. On a map with scale 1 : 50 000, 1 cm represents how much real distance?

    • 5 km
    • 50 m
    • 500 m
    • 5000 m
    Show answer500 m

  9. On a 1 : 50 000 map, two towns are 6 cm apart. How far apart are they really?

    • 0.3 km
    • 3 km
    • 30 km
    • 6 km
    Show answer3 km

  10. A map has scale 1 : 25 000. How many cm on the map show 5 km? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer20 cm

  11. A scale drawing uses 1 : 200. A wall is 10 m long. How long is it on the drawing?

    • 2 cm
    • 20 cm
    • 5 cm
    • 50 cm
    Show answer5 cm

  12. A shape is enlarged with lengths scale factor 3. What is the scale factor for its area? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer9

  13. The bearing of B from A is 060°. What is the bearing of A from B?

    • 060°
    • 120°
    • 240°
    • 300°
    Show answer240°

  14. The bearing of P from Q is 250°. What is the back bearing, from P to Q?

    • 070°
    • 110°
    • 160°
    • 340°
    Show answer070°

  15. The back bearing of 135° is 225°. (True or false?)

    Show answerFalse

  16. The bearing of B from A is 300°. What is the bearing of A from B? (Answer out loud)

    Show answer120°

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