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5th Grade EDM Unit 3
Geometry Explorations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute angle | an angle with a measure less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | an angle with a measure between 90 and 180 degrees |
| reflex angle | an angle with a measure between 180 and 360 degrees |
| right angle | an angle with a measure of 90 degrees |
| adjacent angles | two angles with a common side and vertex that do not overlap |
| arc | a part of a circle between and including two endpoints on the circle; named by its endpoints |
| pentagon | a 5-sided polygon |
| regular polygon | a polygon in which all sides are the same length and all angles have the same measure |
| center of a circle | the point in the plane of a circle equally distant from all points on the circle |
| radius of a circle | a line segment from the center of a circle or sphere to any point on the circle or sphere; half of the diameter |
| perimeter | the distance around the boundary of a 2-dimensional figure |
| circumference | the perimeter of a cirlce |
| diameter | a line segment that passes through the center of a circle or sphere and has endpoints on the circle or sphere |
| equilateral triangle | a triangle with all three sides equal in length; all angles measure 60 degrees |
| isosceles triangle | a triangle with at least two sides equal in length; angles opposite the congruent sides are congruent to each other |
| scalene triangle | a triangle with sides of three different lengths and three different angles |
| regular tessellation | a tessellation of one regular polygon |
| tessellation | a pattern of shapes that covers a surface completely without overlaps or gaps |
| vertical angles | the angles made by intersecting lines that do not share a common side; also called opposite angles; angles have equal measures |
| straight angle | an angle with a measurement of 180 degrees |
| congruent | figures having the same size and shape |