What's the Scale?
Vocabulary
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Grab Bag
MISC
100
The scale factor from triangle DEF to triangle D`E`F`is ...
What is 1.5 cm?
100
What is the definition of scale factor?
What is the factor by which every side length in an original figure is increased or decreased to create a scaled copy?
100
The value of the unknown side length x is ...
What is x = 2.5?
100
True/False
The corresponding angles of similar figures are always congruent.
What is true?
100
How many children does Mrs. Carmichael have?
What is two?
200
Triangle ABC has sides measuring 5, 6, and 7 cm. Triangle DEF has sides measuring 10, 12, and 14 cm. What is the scale factor?
What is 2?
200
What is the definition of similar.
What is when an image maintains shape but increases or decreases in size?
200
The value of the unknown side length x is ...
What is x = 7?
200
True or False, when I enlarge a shape, it gets bigger
TRUE
200
Reading is...
What is Fundamental?
300
The scale factor from triangle NPW to triangle N`P`W`is ...
What is 1/4?
300
What is the definition of corresponding parts.
What is the matching angles or sides on similar figures?
300
The value of the unknown side length ? is ...
What is ? = 20?
300
True/False
If my scale factor is 1, my shape gets smaller
What is false?
300
Mrs. Carmichael has been a teacher for this long.
What is this is her second year teaching? or
What is one full year before this year?
400
Rectangle ABCD is similar to rectangle FGHI. The perimeter of rectangle FGHI is 50% the perimeter of ABCD. What was the scale factor from ABCD to FGHI?
What is 1/2?
400
!!DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What is the definition of congruent.
What is equal or identical?
400
The value of the unknown side length ? is ...
What is ? = 20?
400
True/False
Multiplying by a scale factor less than 1 causes a shape to get bigger.
What is false?
400
Mrs. Carmichael live here before moving to Charlotte?
What is Clearwater, Florida?
500
ABC and DEF are similar. ABC has side lengths 3, 9, 10 and DEF has side lengths 12,36,40. What is my scale factor from ABC to DEF?
What is 4?
500
If a scale factor is bigger than one, does my new shape get bigger or smaller or stay the same?
What is bigger?
500
The value of the ?
What is ? = 14?
500
The value of x.
What is x = 65 degrees.
500
Mrs. Carmichael decided to become a teacher because...
What is she loves kids and loves math?