Stack #347307 Word Scramble

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acute triangle A triangle in which all three angles are acute	Examples:
angle A figure formed by two rays that have a common endpoint	Example:
chord A line segment with its endpoints on a circle	Example:
circle A closed plane figure with all points on the figure the same distance from the center	Example:
circumference The distance around a circle	Example:
closed figure A figure that begins and ends at the same point	Examples:
cone A solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex	Examples:
congruent Having the same size and shape	Example: The triangles are congruent.
congruent figures Figures that have the same size and shape	Example: The triangles are congruent.
coordinate plane A plane formed by two intersecting and perpendicular number lines called axes	Example:
cube A solid figure with six congruent square faces	Examples:
cylinder A solid figure that has two parallel bases that are congruent circles	Examples:
degree (°) A unit for measuring angles and temperature	Examples:
diamete A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle	Example: diameter
dimension A measure in one direction; the length, width, or height of a figure	Example:
edge The line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet	Example: edge
equilateral triangle A triangle with three congruent sides	Example: face A polygon that is a flat surface of a solid figure
face A polygon that is a flat surface of a solid figure	Example: face
figurate numbers Numbers that can be represented by geometric figures	Examples:
hexagon A polygon with six sides and six angles	Examples:
hypotenuse In a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle; the longest side in a right triangle	Example: hypotenuse
intersecting lines Lines that cross at exactly one point	Example: Line EF intersects line GH.
isosceles triangle A triangle with two congruent sides	Example:
line A straight path in a plane that goes on forever in opposite directions	Example: line AB or line BA
line segment A part of a line that includes two points, called endpoints, and all of the points between them	Example: line segment AB or line segment BA
line symmetry A figure has line symmetry if a line can separate the figure into two congruent parts	Example:
obtuse angle An angle whose measure is greater than 90° and less than 180°	Example:
obtuse triangle A triangle that has one obtuse angle	Example:
octagon A polygon with eight sides	Examples:
ordered pair A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane; the first number tells how far to move horizontally and the second number tells how far to move vertically	Example: (1,2) represents 1 unit to the right of zero and 2 units up.
parallel lines Lines in a plane that never intersect	Example:
parallelogram A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and congruent	Examples:
pentagon A polygon with five sides	Examples:
perpendicular lines Two lines that intersect to form four right angles	Example:
(noun) The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter An approximate decimal value of pi is 3.14.
plane A flat surface that extends without end in all directions	Example: Planes are named by three points in the plane.
plane figure A figure which lies in a plane	Examples:
point An exact location in space, usually represented by a dot	Example: point A
point symmetry When a figure can be turned half way about a central point and still look the same	Example:
polygon A closed plane figure formed by three or more line segments	Examples:
polyhedron A solid figure with flat faces that are polygons	Examples:
prism A solid figure that has two congruent, polygon-shaped bases, and other faces that are all rectangles	Examples: rectangular prism triangular prism
protractor A tool used for measuring or drawing angles	Example:
pyramid A solid figure with a polygon base and all other faces triangles that meet at a common vertex	Example: This is a square pyramid.
Example: quadrilateral A polygon with four sides	Examples:
radius A line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle	Example: radius
ray A part of a line, with one endpoint, that continues without end in one direction	Example: ray CD
rectangle A parallelogram with four right angles	Example:
rectangular prism A solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles	Example:
reflection (flip) A movement of a figure to a new position by flipping it over a line	Example:
regular polygon A polygon in which all sides are congruent and all angles are congruent	Examples:
rhombus A parallelogram with four congruent sides	Example:
right angle An angle formed by perpendicular lines, line segments, or rays and with a measure of 90°	Example:
right triangle A triangle with one right angle	Example:
rotation (turn) A movement of a figure by turning it around a fixed point	Example:
rotational symmetry The property of a figure that can be rotated less than 360° around a central point and still be congruent to the original figure	Example:
scale drawing A drawing that shows a real object smaller than (a reduction) or larger than (an enlargement) the real object	Example:
scalene triangle A triangle with no congruent sides	Example:
similar figures Figures with the same size but not shape necessarily the same	Example:
solid figure A three-dimensional figure	Examples: sphere cubecylinder rectangularprismcone squarepyramid
sphere A solid figure that has the shape of a round ball; all points are the same distance from the center	Example:
square A rectangle with 4 equal sides	Example:
square pyramid A pyramid with a square base and four triangular faces	Example:
tangram A puzzle consisting of seven polygon-shaped pieces that can be rearranged to make various figures or shapes	Example:
tessellation An arrangement of closed figures that completely covers a surface with no gaps and no overlaps	Example:
three-dimensional Measured in three directions, such as length, width, and height	Example: heightwidth lengthThe rectangular prism is a three-dimensional figure.
transformation The movement of a figure by a translation, reflection, or rotation	Examples: translationreflectionrotation
translation (slide) A movement of a figure along a straight line	Example:
trapezoid A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides	Examples:
triangle A polygon with three sides	Examples:
triangular number A number that can be represented by a triangular array	Examples:
two-dimensional Measured in two directions, such as length and width	Example: widthlength
vertex The point where two or more rays meet; the point of intersection of two sides of a polygon; the point of intersection of three or more edges of a solid figure; the top point of a cone; the plural of vertex is vertices	Examples:
volume The measure of the amount of space a solid figure occupies	Example: The volume of this figure is 24 cubic units.
x-axis The horizontal number line on a coordinate plane	Example:
x-coordinate The first number in an ordered pair, which tells the distance to move right or left from (0, 0)	Example:
y-axis The vertical number line on a coordinate plane	Example:
y-coordinate The second number in an ordered pair, it tells the distance to move up or down from (0, 0)	Example:
Circumference	C = x d
Volume of rectangular prism	V = l x w x h
Perimeter of polygon	= sum of lengths of sides
Perimeter of rectangle	P = (2 x l) + (2 x w)
Perimeter of square	P = 4 x s
Area of rectangle	A = l x w
Area of parallelogram	A = bh
Area of triangle	A = bh

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