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Chap11 Vocabulary
Geometry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lateral Face | any surface of a polyhedron other than the base. |
| Prism | is a 3D figure with 2 congruent based and the other faces are rectangles. |
| Volume | is the measurement of space that a solid figure occupies. |
| Trapezoid | is a quadrilateral with at least 1 pair of parallel sides. |
| Equilateral Triangle | triangle that has 3 congruent sides. |
| Polygon | is a closed figure with 3 or more line segments. |
| Quadrilateral | is a polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles. |
| Right Triangle | A triangle with one 90-degree angle. |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle with no congruent sides. |
| Square | A special parallelogram with 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles. |
| Unit Cube | has a length, width, and height of 1 unit. |
| Polyhedron | A solid figure with faces that are polygons. |
| Nonagon | A polygon with 9 sides and 9 angles. |
| Base | Usually, a polygon used to name or measure a 3D figure. |
| Pyramid | A solid figure with a polygon base, and triangular faces that meet at a common vertex. |
| Acute Triangle | A triangle that has 3 angles less than 90 degrees. |
| Octagon | A polygon with 8 sides and 8 angles. |
| Regular Polygon | A polygon that has all sides congruent and all angles congruent. |
| Heptagon | A polygon with 7 sides and 7 angles. |
| Congruent | Having the same size and same shape. |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle that has 2 congruent sides. |
| Decagon | A polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles. |
| Obtuse Triangle | A triangle that has one angle that measures larger than 90 degrees. |
| Parallelogram | A special trapezoid with opposite sides that are congruent and parallel. |
| Rectangle | A special parallelogram with 4 right angles and opposite sides that are congruent. |