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Geometry Facts
Mrs. Stewart- 6th grade Math
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a polygon with 3 sides | triangle |
| a polygon with 4 sides | quadrilateral |
| a polygon with 5 sides | pentagon |
| a polygon with 6 sides | hexagon |
| a polygon with 8 sides | octagon |
| a polygon with 10 sides | decagon |
| a pair of opposite sides parallel | parallelogram |
| four right angles | rectangle |
| four congruent sides | rhombus |
| rectangle with four congruent sides | square |
| a figure sliding | translation |
| a figure flipping | reflection |
| a figure turning or rotating | rotation |
| segment that has one endpoint at the center and the other endpoint on the circle. (half of the circle) | radius |
| a segment that passes through the center of the circle and has BOTH endpoints on the circle | diameter |
| a segment that has both endpoints on the circle | chord |
| an angle with its vertex at the center of the circle | central angle |
| How do you name a circle? | by its center |
| no size, only location | point |
| continues without end in both directions | line |
| flat surface that goes on in all directions | plane |
| part of a line | segment |
| part of a line that continues on in one direction | ray |
| one line can be drawn through a set of points | collinear points |
| no one line can be drawn through a set of points | noncollinear points |
| lines that intersect at a given point | intersecting lines |
| quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides | trapezoid |