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5th Grade PSSA Geometry Terms

5th Grade PSSA Geometry Terms

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ChordA line segment whose endpoints are on a circle.,
CircumferenceThe distance around a circle
DiameterA line segment that has endpoints on a circle and passes through the center of the circle.,
HeptagonA polygon with 7 sides.
HypotenuseThe longest side of a right triangle (which is also the side opposite the right angle).,
Leg (of a right triangle)Either of the two sides that form the right angle in a right triangle.,
NonagonA polygon with 9 sides.
PlaneA flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions.
RadiusA line segment that has one endpoint on a circle and the other endpoint at the center of the circle.,
Regular polygonA polygon that has all sides congruent and all angles congruent.
Similar polygonsPolygons that have the same shape, but not necessarily the same size. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are proportional.
Straight angleAn angle with a measure of 180º
TransformationThe moving of a figure by a translation (slide), rotation (turn) or reflection (flip).
Acute angleAn angle with a measure less than 90°.
AreaThe measure, in square units, of the inside of a plane figure.
ConeA solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex.
CongruentHaving the same size and shape.
CubeA rectangular solid having six congruent square faces.
CylinderA three-dimensional figure with two circular bases, which are parallel and congruent.
EdgeThe line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet.
EquivalentHaving the same value.
FaceA plane figure that serves as one side of a solid figure.
HexagonA polygon with 6 sides.
LineA straight path extending in both directions with no endpoints.
Line of symmetryA line that divides a figure into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
Line segmentA part of a line with two endpoints.
Obtuse angleAn angle with a measure more than 90º.
OctagonA polygon with 8 sides.
Parallel linesLines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart.,
ParallelogramA quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and congruent.
PentagonA polygon with 5 sides.
PerimeterThe distance around a figure.
Perpendicular linesTwo lines, segments or rays that intersect to form right angles.,
PyramidA solid figure with a polygon base and triangular sides that meet at a single point
QuadrilateralA polygon with 4 sides.
RayA part of a line that has one endpoint and continues without end in one direction.
Rectangular prismA solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles.
Reflection (flip)A transformation that produces the mirror image of a figure.,
RhombusA parallelogram with four equal sides.
Right angleAn angle that measures exactly 90º.
Right triangleA triangle that has a 90º angle.
Rotation (turn)A movement of a figure that turns that figure around a fixed point.,
SphereA solid figure that has all points the same distance from the center.,
Translation (slide)A movement of a figure to a new position without turning or flipping it.,
TrapezoidA quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
VertexA point where lines, rays, sides of a polygon or edges of a polyhedron meet (corner).,
Volume (capacityThe amount of space (in cubic units) that a solid figure can hold.


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