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Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Geometry Vocabulary Term Games

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Three-dimensional figureSpacial figures, like buildings, that do not lie in flat plane.
FaceA flat surface on a 3-D figure.
PrismA 3-D figure with 2 parallel and congruent polygonal faces, called bases. The faces of a prism are always rectangular.
EdgeA segment where two faces of a 3-D figure meet.
CubeA rectangular prism whose faces are squares.
PyramidA 3-D figure with only one base. The base is a polygon and the other faces are triangles that join up at a vertex.
ConeA 3-D figure with one circular base and one vertex.
CylinderA 3-D figure with two circular, parallel, and congruent bases.
NetA flat pattern that forms the surface area of a 3-D figure.
VolumeThe number of cubic units contained within a 3-D figure.
Perfect SquareA number that is the square of an integer. (Ex. 25)
Square RootA number, which when multiplied by itself, gives the given number.
LegThe two shorter sides of a right triangle, which create the right angle.
HypotenuseThe longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle.
BasesThe two parrallel and congruent polygonal faces of a prism.
SphereA 3-D, circular figure which has no base.
Surface AreaThe sum of the areas of the faces and bases of a 3-D figure.
Cubic UnitA cube whose edges are one unit long.


7th and 8th Grade Math
Tuckahoe Middle School

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