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Competency 16 Geometry and Measurement
TExES Generalist EC-6 Test
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10/28/2010

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Tessallations
Definition
The geometic transformation that has pattern of interlocking shapes
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Reflection
Definition

The geometic transformation that:

  • flips or folds in half
  • creates a line of symmetry
  • creates a mirror image
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Translation
Definition
The geometic transformation that means to slide
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Rotation
Definition
The geometic transformation that means to turn
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Dilation
Definition
The geometric tansformation that transforms by channging the size of an object but not the shape
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1 Pint
Definition
2 cups equals this...
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1 cup
Definition
8 ounces equals this
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1 gallon
Definition
4 quarts equal
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3 feet
Definition
1 yard
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1 quart
Definition
2 pints equals
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1 pound
Definition
16 ounces equals
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Speed
Definition
Distance / Time =
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Distance
Definition
Speed x Time =
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Time
Definition
Distance / Speed
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Standard Customary Unit
Definition
  • inches, feet, yard, miles
  • ounces, pounds, tons
  • cups, pints, teaspoons, tablespoons, quarts, and gallons

are all what unit of measurement?

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Non-Standard Unit of Measurement
Definition
  • measures length, width, weight, capacity
  • use concret objects like paperclips, toothpicks, body parts
  • should be taught first to student to develop meaning
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Standard
Definition

The unit of measurement that measures consistent

  • time, length, width, capacity, money, and temperature
Term
millimeter
Definition
  • used for small amounts such as the width of an ant
  • 1L = 1000 of these
  • 1 drop from a dropper is equal to 1 of these...
Term
12 inches
Definition
1 foot equals this
Term
Meters
Definition
The length of a room is measured in this...
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Meter
Definition
the basic unit of length
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5280 feet
Definition
1 mile equals this
Term
Gram
Definition
Basic unit of mass...
Term
Metric Unit
Definition
  • millimeters, centimeters, meters, kilometers
  • grams and kilograms
  • liters and milliliters

are all what unit of measurement?

Term
Celsius
Definition
When water boils at 100° and freezes at 0°, this is known as the metric unit of temperature for?
Term
Fahrenheit
Definition
When water boils at 212° and freezes at 32°, this is known as the metric unit of temperature for?
Term
Diameter
Definition
Passes through the center of the circle and has both endpoints on the circle
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C = P x d

Definition
What is the formula to find the diameter of a circle?
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Circumference
Definition
The distance aroudn a circle is known as the...
Term
Radius
Definition
From the center point of the circle to the endpoint of the circle is known as the...
Term
C=2Pr 
Definition
The formula for finding the radius
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Area = Pr

Definition
This formula is used to find the area of a circle
Term
Parallel Lines
Definition
Lines that never cross are called
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Acute Angle
Definition

This angle measures less than 90 degrees 

 

Term
Obtuse Angle
Definition
This angle measures more than 90 degrees
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Right Angle
Definition
This angle measures exactly 90 degrees
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Straight Angle
Definition
This angle measures exactly 180 degrees.  Lines are known as these...
Term
3-D solids
Definition
  • cylinders and cubes
  • measured in 3 directions: length, width, height
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2-D solids
Definition
  • triangles, squares, circles, rectangles
  • measured in 2 direction: length and width
Term
Polygons
Definition

Closed figures with straight sides

Examples are:

  • quadrilaterals
  • triangles
  • pentagons
  • hexagons
  • octagons
Term
  1. Quadrilaterials
  2. Triangles
  3. Hexagons
  4. Pentagons
  5. Octagons
Definition
Name 5 polygons
Term
Perimeter of a triangle
Definition
P = a+b+c is the formula for finding the...
Term
A = 1/2bh
Definition
the formula for finding the area of a triangle is...
Term
Equilateral Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which all sides are equal is known as an
Term
Isosceles Triangle
Definition
When a triangle has 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles, it is known as an...
Term
Scalene Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which all 3 sides are unequal is known as a...
Term
Octagon
Definition
an 8 sided polygon is called an...
Term
Hexagon
Definition
a 6-sided polygon is known as a...
Term
Pentagon
Definition
A 5-sided polygon is known as a...
Term
P=4s
Definition
The formula used to find the perimeter of a square is...
Term
P=2l + 2w or P=2(l+w)
Definition
The formula for finding the perimeter of a rectangle is...
Term
Area of a rectangle
Definition

A=length x width 

          OR

A=base x height

are two formulas that can be used to find the...

Term
Quadrilateral
Definition
A 4-sided polygon that can be either a square or a rectangle is called a...
Term
Pythagorean Theorem
Definition

Was named after the Greek mathematician and has a formula of a2+b2=c2

 

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a2+b2=c2
Definition
To find the value of a missing side for a right triangle, use this formula.
Term
Greeks
Definition
They discovered the pythagorem theory, geometry, and irrational numbers.
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Area
Definition
The space inside an object and is measured in square units
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Perimeter
Definition

The distance around the outside of an object

To find add the lengths of a figure's sides

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Volume
Definition

The number of cubic units an object contains.

The formula is v = length x width x height

Term
Area of a square
Definition
The formula A=s2 is used to find the...
Term

8/12

Rectangular Pyramid has 8 edges

Cube has 12 edges

Definition
What is the ratio of edges of a retangluar pyramid to edges of a cube?
Term

4/6

Parallelogram have 4 sides

Hexagon have 6 sides

Definition
What is the ratio of sides in a parallelogram to sides in a hexagon?
Term
Symmetry
Definition

Line Symmetry

Point Symmetry

Congruence and

Similar Figures

are all geometric words used to describe...

 

Term
  1. cups
  2. gallons
  3. pints
Definition
Name 3 units of measurements used for liquids
Term
1 ton
Definition
2000 pounds =
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