Back Bearings: Fluency & Practice
Mathematics
Grade 7
11 questions
~22 mins
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A worksheet focusing on understanding and calculating Back Bearings in various contexts, aimed at Grade 7 students. It includes procedural practice, reasoning, real-world applications, and extension questions.
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Back Bearings: Fluency & Practice
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
A ship is sailing on a bearing of 045°. What is its back bearing?
[2 marks]2.
A cyclist heads on a bearing of 120°. After turning around, what is the back bearing?
[2 marks]3.
Calculate the back bearing of a plane flying on a bearing of 330°.
[3 marks]4.
A boat is travelling on a bearing of 210°. What is its back bearing?
[2 marks]5.
Construct a triangle on the grid where one side has a bearing of 060°, and find its back bearing.
[4 marks]6.
A vehicle departs from a point heading on a bearing of 090°. It then changes direction to a back bearing of 270°. What was its original bearing?
[3 marks]7.
A hiker faces a bearing of 150°. She then turns around to face the back bearing. What is her new direction?
[2 marks]8.
A drone moves on a bearing of 275°. Find its back bearing and explain your reasoning.
[4 marks]9.
A plane’s bearing is 045°, but due to a navigational error, the reported back bearing is 225°. Identify and correct the mistake in the calculation.
[3 marks]10.
A ship is on a bearing of 060°. It then turns to face the back bearing. What is the new bearing? Show your working.
[3 marks]11.
A vehicle travels on a bearing of 290°. What is the back bearing? Also, describe the process used to find it.
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- 1/1/2026
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- 1/1/2026
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