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Geometry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| area | the number of square units needed to cover an area, squared |
| square | a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles |
| rectangle | a quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides and four right angles |
| trapezoid | a quadrilateral with one set of parallel sides |
| triangle | a polygon with three sides |
| height | this side forms a right angle with the base |
| polyhedron | a 3-d figure with at least 4 polygon shaped faces |
| face | a flat surface on a polyhedron |
| edge | where 2 faces meet on a polyhedron |
| vertex | point, where 3 edges meet on a polyhedron |
| base | flat face used to name polyhedrons |
| prism | polyhedron with 2 congruent parallel faces, all other faces rectangles |
| pyramid | polyhedron with one base, all other faces triangles |
| cone | a 3-d figure with one vertex and one circular base |
| cylinder | a 3-d figure with two circular bases |
| surface area | the total area of all surfaces of a 3-d shape, squared |
| volume | the amount of cubic units that fit inside of a solid figure,cubed |
| cube | a rectangular prism composed of six squares |