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Geometry-Volume
SSC Math 8 Geometry-Volume
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Volume | The number of cubic units needed to fill a given space |
| Diameter | A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has endpoints on the circle, or the length of that segment |
| Radius | A line segment with one endpoint at the center of the circle and the other endpoint on the circle, or the length of that segment |
| Cone | A three-dimensional figure with one vertex and one circular base |
| Cylinder | A three-dimensional figure with two parallel, congruent circular bases connected by a curved lateral surface |
| Sphere | A three-dimensional figure with all points the same distance from the center |
| Great Circle | A circle on a sphere such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere |
| Center | The point inside a circle that is the same distance from all the points on the circle |
| Circle | The set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a given point called the center |