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Pace Geometry terms
Basic geometry terms.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An angle that measures less than 90 degrees and more than 0 degrees | Acute |
| Angles that have a common vertex and a common side. | Adjacent |
| The distance around the outside of the circle. | Circumference |
| A chord that travels through the center of the circle. | Diameter |
| A triangle that has 3 sides of equal length. | Equilateral |
| A seven sided polygon. | Heptagon (accept Septagon) |
| A straight line that goes from left to right across a piece of paper. | Horizontal |
| An 8 sided polygon. | Octagon |
| The mathematical constant used in finding the area of a circle. | Pi |
| Any polygon that has four sides. | Quadrilateral |
| An angle greater than 180 degrees, but less than 360 degrees. | Reflex |
| An angle that measures 180 degrees. | Straight |
| 2 angles whose sum is 180 degrees. | Supplementary angles |
| A line that intersects at least 2 other lines. | Transversal. |
| A quadrilateral having 1 pair of parallel sides. | Trapezoid. |
| A quadrilateral that has no parallel sides. | Trapezium |
| The point where 2 sides of an angle meet. | Vertex |
| A straight line that goes up and down. | Vertical |
| A pair of opposite angles formed when 2 straight lines intersect. | Vertical angles |
| The amount of space taken up by a three dimensional object. | Volume |