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Math Module
Geometry vocabulary: Grade 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| parallelogram | a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and of equal length, and with opposite angles that are equal |
| triangle | a polygon with three angles and three sides |
| trapezoid | a quadrilateral shape with one pair of parallel sides |
| square | a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles and opposite sides that are parallel |
| rectangle | a quadrilateral with four sides and two pairs of opposite equal parallel sides |
| angle | the amount of turning between two lines at a common point |
| acute angle | an angle measuring less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | any angle between 90 degrees and 180 degrees |
| right angle | an angle measuring 90 degrees |
| quadrilateral | a polygon with four straight sides |
| polygon | a plane shape having three or more straight sides |
| side | the line or curve on the edge of a shape joining its vertices |
| vertex, vertices | point where surfaces meet; a corner |
| face | flat surface of a three-dimensional shape |