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What to use to measure distance on a map?
If you look at the bottom of the map, there should be a scale. Take a ruler, measure the distance for each measurement, and convert to what you need
Which scale on a protractor is used for determining distance in degrees?
Degrees are a measure of angular separation, not distances. You cannot, therefore, use the protractor for determining distances.
The smallest unit to measure length is?
The smallest unit is the Planck Length. Theoretically, it is not that there can be nothing smaller, but for various reasons that have nothing to do with the limits of technology there is nothing that can be known about anything that happens to be smaller. For scale, the number of Planck Lengths in the diameter of a proton is 10 to the twentieth power.
What is a scale and when is it used?
A scale is used to measure a weight of an object
How do you describe a map scale?
A map with a scale of 1:50 000 (one in fifty thousand) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
Why is scale on maps used?
As an example, a map with a scale of 1:50,000 (one to fifty thousand centimetres) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map, represents 50,000 centimetre on the ground. Without knowing a map's scale. distance would be difficult to measure.
Why scale on a map is useful?
As an example, a map with a scale of 1:50,000 (one to fifty thousand centimetres) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map, represents 50,000 centimetre on the ground. Without knowing a map's scale. distance would be difficult to measure.
What tool usually found in the legend is used to measure distance on a map?
The scale drawn on a map allows distance on the map to be measured. A scale of 1:50 000 means that 1 centimetre on the map represents 50,000 centimetres on the land.
Describe how to measure distance using topographic map?
To measure distance using a topographic map, you can use the map's scale. First, determine the scale of the map, such as 1:24,000. Then, use a ruler to measure the distance on the map between two points that you want to calculate the actual distance for. Convert the measured distance on the map to the actual distance using the map scale.
What is used to measure width?
A linear measure. Depending on the scale, it could be micrometre, millimetre, centimetre, metre, kilometre etc.
How would you measure a distance on the map that is longer than the scale?
Multiply distance by the scale bar
How would you measure a distance on the map that is longer the scale bar?
Multiply distance by the scale bar
The scale on a map is 4 centimetre's to 1 kilometer on the map the distance to the rail station is twenty centimetre's ow many kilometer's is it to the rail station?
5 kilometres
How would you measure a distance on a map that is longer than a scale bar?
Multiply distance by the scale bar
How would you measure distance on the map that is longer than the scale bar?
Multiply distance by the scale bar
How would you measure a distance on the map that's longer than the scale?
Multiply distance by the scale bar
What is the ratio of distance on a map to actual ground distance known as?
The scale. a map scale **************************************** A map with a scale of 1:50 000 (ratio of 1 in 50,000) means that 1 centimetre measured on the map represnts 50,000 centimetres on the ground.
