Geometry Vocabulary Review
Across
- 3. The longest side of a right triangle.
- 9. Two angles that add up to 90 degrees.
- 12. A straight line at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.
- 13. A side of a polygon or a face of a polyhedron, often considered the bottom or a reference side for calculating area or volume, especially when paired with a corresponding height.
- 14. The measure of a 2D space enclosed within a closed shape or figure.
- 16. A three-sided polygon that has three angles, vertices, and sides.
- 17. The sum of all the sides of a polygon.
- 18. The distance around a circle.
- 19. The distance measured along the slanted side of a 3D shape (like a cone or pyramid) from the base to the vertex.
- 20. The distance from the center of a circle to any point on its edge.
- 23. A polygon with four sides.
- 25. A solid shape with a circular base that tapers to a point.
- 26. A perfectly round, 3D shape where every point on its surface is the same distance from the center.
Down
- 1. The type of triangle with one angle measuring 90 degrees.
- 2. A three-dimensional object with two parallel circular bases.
- 4. The sum of all the faces of a 3D shape.
- 5. The vertical distance measured from the base to the top or highest point of a shape or object.
- 6. A measure of rotation between two intersecting lines.
- 7. A figure made up of multiple basic geometric shapes.
- 8. Two angles that add up to 180 degrees.
- 10. Two lines that never intersect and have the same slope but different y-intercepts are ______.
- 11. The space occupied by a 3D object.
- 15. The number approximately equal to 3.14159, used in calculations involving circles.
- 21. A straight line passing through the center of a circle, touching both sides.
- 22. A line that touches a circle at exactly one point.
- 24. The two shortest sides of a right triangle are called the _____.