This math topic explores the conversion of measurements from map scales to actual measurements, focusing on metric units. It teaches how to interpret map scales like 1:10, 1:100, and 1:1000, and calculate the actual lengths represented on the map in millimeters and centimeters. Each problem presents a map scale and asks the learner to find how a certain metric measurement on the map would translate into real-world measurements using powers of ten, specifically scales dealing with values under 1000. This topic provides a foundation in understanding map scales and converting metric measurements, ideal for practical applications in navigation and geography.
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Map Scale - Find Actual - Power of 10 (less than 1000) - Same Single Unit
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The map has a scale of 1:100. How many millimeters would 1 mm on the map represent?
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Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Actual - Power of 10 (less than 1000) - Same Single Unit Worksheet
| Math worksheet on 'Metric Unit Scale on Map - Find Actual - Power of 10 (less than 1000) - Same Single Unit (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Measurement Conversion and Map Scale - Intro - Metric' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/measurement_unit_conversion_and_scale_intro_metric/ |
| The map has a scale of 1:10. How many millimeters would 1 mm on the map represent? |
| 10,000 mm |
| 0.1 mm |
| 0.01 mm |
| 100 mm |
| 10 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:10. How many centimeters would 1 cm on the map represent? |
| 1 cm |
| 100 cm |
| 10,000 cm |
| 10 cm |
| The map has a scale of 1:100. How many millimeters would 1 mm on the map represent? |
| 100,000 mm |
| 100 mm |
| 10,000 mm |
| 0.1 mm |
| 10 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many centimeters would 1 cm on the map represent? |
| 10 cm |
| 1,000,000 cm |
| 10,000 cm |
| 1,000 cm |
| 100,000 cm |
| 100 cm |
| The map has a scale of 1:1,000. How many millimeters would 1 mm on the map represent? |
| 1,000,000 mm |
| 1 mm |
| 100 mm |
| 10 mm |
| 10,000 mm |
| 1,000 mm |
| The map has a scale of 1:100. How many centimeters would 1 cm on the map represent? |
| 0.1 cm |
| 100,000 cm |
| 1,000 cm |
| 100 cm |