What's the Scale?
Vocabulary
Corresponding Parts
Grab Bag
100


The scale factor from triangle PQR To triangle STU.

What is 2?

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 point that corresponds to Point P.


What is point S?

100

True/False

The corresponding angles of similar figures are always congruent (the same)

What is true?

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 happens when the scale factor is 1.

What is the size stays the same?

200

The line segment that corresponds to line segment PQ.


What is line segment ST?

200

True or False, when I enlarge a shape, it gets bigger

TRUE

300

The scale factor from triangle NPW to triangle N`P`W`is ...

What is 1/4?

300

What are the 2 ways to tell if triangles are similar?

DOUBLE Jeopardy!!!

What is the matching angles or same scale factor applied to every side?

300

The angle that corresponds to angle PQR.


What is angle STU?

300

True/False

If my scale factor is 1, my shape gets smaller

What is false?

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

Represents a actual place or object

What is scale drawing

400

What line segment corresponds with segment AC?



What is line segment DF?

400

True/False

Multiplying by a scale factor less than 1 causes a shape to get bigger.

What is false?

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

What angle corresponds with angle ABC?


What is angle DEF?

500

A figure where every lenght in the original figure is multiplied by the same number to be enlarged and the shape does not change

What is a scale copy