GCSE Bearings Practice Worksheet

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Bearings

1. What is the bearing of due East?

000°

090°

180°

270°

2. Which of these are valid three-figure bearings?

045°

87°

360°

001°

3. A bearing of 225° is in which direction?

North-East

South-East

South-West

North-West

4. Complete the sentence: Bearings are always measured ________ from ________ in a ________ direction.

✏️ Part 2: Calculating Bearings

5. From point A, the bearing to point B is 065°. What is the bearing from B back to A?

Bearing from B to A = ________°

6. A ship sails on a bearing of 120° for 15 miles, then changes course to bearing 030° for 8 miles. Draw a diagram to show the ship's journey.

7. Town C is 12 km from town D on a bearing of 315°. What is the bearing of D from C?

Bearing of D from C = ________°

🧭 Part 3: Problem Solving

8. An aircraft flies from airport P to airport Q on a bearing of 072°. The distance PQ is 180 miles. From Q, the aircraft flies to airport R on a bearing of 156° for 120 miles. Calculate the bearing of R from P.

Bearing of R from P = ________°

9. A coastguard station receives two distress signals:
• Ship A is 25 miles away on bearing 040°
• Ship B is 30 miles away on bearing 130°
Calculate the distance between the two ships.

Distance between ships = ________ miles

10. A walker starts at point O and walks 8 km on bearing 060°, then 6 km on bearing 150°. Find the bearing needed to walk directly back to the starting point O.

Return bearing = ________°