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Vocabulary
Scale Drawings
Scaled Copies or Not?
Scale Factor and Area
What is the Scale Factor
100
Two sides that are in the same place on both an original figure and a scale drawing are called ______________ sides.

What is "corresponding"

100

Which scaled drawing is closer to the real life size?  1:12 or 3:100

What is 1 : 12

100
Rectangle A: 14 in. by 20 in.

Rectangle B: 7 in. by 10 in.

What is "yes"

100

The scale factor is 2. The sides of the scale copy are all 2 times longer than the original, and the area is _____ times bigger.

What is "4"

100

Original Figure: 7 inches by 14 inches

Scaled Copy: 21 inches by 42 inches

What is "3"

200
The number you multiply side lengths by to make a similar figure

What is "scale factor"

200

With a scale of 1 inch to 4 feet how big should a line of a 10 foot wall be?

What is 2.5 inches

200

Rectangle A: 3 in. by 7 in.

Rectangle B: 9 in. by 28 in.

What is "no"

200

True or False: If the scale factor is 3, then the area of the scaled copy will be 6 times bigger than the original

What is "false"

200

Original figure: 2 inches by 6 inches

Scaled figure: 18 inches by 54 inches

What is 9

300

Two sides that meet at a vertex 

What is "adjacent sides"

300

With a scale of 1'' to 5' there is a wall that is 20'.  How big should the drawing be?

What is 4 inches

300

Triangle A's angles: 60, 40, and 80

Triangle B's angles: 55, 30, and 95

What is "no"- the corresponding angles are all different

300

The scale factor is 4. The sides of the scaled copy are all 4 times longer than the original. The area of the scaled copy is _____ times bigger than the original.

What is "16"

300

Rectangle A: 5 inches by 25 inches

Rectangle B: 1 inch by 5 inches

What is 1/5

400
If the scale factor is less than 1 (example: 0.25) then this will happen to the scaled copy.

What is "it will be smaller"

400

Which would be a larger scaled drawing of Utah, 1cm represents 50 miles or 1 cm represents 75 miles?

What is 1 cm to 50 miles

400

Rectangle A: 4 in. by 17 in.

Rectangle B: 6 in. by 25.5 in.

What is "yes"

400

The area of the original figure is 10. The scale factor is 2. The area of the scaled copy is _______.

What is "40"

400

Rectangle A: 24 inches by 48 inches

Rectangle B: 72 inches by 144 inches

What is 3

500

An equation where two ratios are equal

What is "proportion"

500

If a map has a scale of 1'' to 3.5 miles.  How many inches represent 17.5 miles?

What is 5 inches

500

A house is 30 feet tall and 24 feet long. Drawing #1 is 15 inches tall and 11 inches long. Drawing #2 is 5 inches tall and 4 inches long. Which one is the scale drawing?

What is "Drawing #2"

500

The original figure has an area of 7. The scale factor is 5. The area of the scaled copy is ______.

What is "175"

500

Rectangle A: 9 inches by 24 inches

Rectangle B: 3 inches by 8 inches


What is "1/3"