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Gr. 4 Geometry Vocabulary - Part 2

These terms are the rest of the story!

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circlea closed plane figure made with all of the points the same distance from a point called the center
diameterany line segment that connects two points on the circle and passes through the center
radiusany line segment that connects the center to a point on the circle
chordany line segment that connects two points on the circle
perimeterthe distance around a figure
symmetrica figure that can be folded into two congruent halves that fit on top of each other
line of symmetrya line on which a figure can be folded so that both halves are congruent
areathe number of square units needed to cover the region inside a figure
volumethe number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure
slide (translation)transformation that moves a figure in a straight direction (like a stamped design)
flip (reflection)transformation that creates a mirror image
turn (rotation)transformation that moves a figure around a point
congruentfigures with the same size and shape are ___
similarfigures with the same shape that may be the same or different sizes are ___


Teacher of Gifted and Talented
Mansfield Township Elementary School
Port Murray, NJ

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