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Unit 5 Vocab for CV
Unit 5 Vocabulary for EveryDay Math
Term | Definition |
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polygon | 2- dimensional figure that is made up of line segments that do not cross and make one closed path. |
line segment | a straight path joining two points. |
vertex | The point where the sides of an angle or the edges of a polyhedron meet. It can also be called corner. |
face | A flat surface on a 3- dimensional shape. |
interior of a figure | The inside of a closed figure |
parallelogram | a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides |
quadrilateral | a polygon that has four sides |
base | The side of a polygon from which the height is measured. |
height | the length of the shortest line segment connecting a vertex of a shape to the line containing the base opposite it. |
net | a 2 dimensional figure created to represent a 3 dimensional figure by flattening it. |
volume | a measure of how much space a solid object takes up or the measure of how much a container hold. |
cubic unit | a unit used in measuring volume |
surface area | the total area of all the faces of a 3 dimensional object |