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Unit 4 - Geometry
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Mathematics
4th Grade
11/29/2010

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Acute Angle
Definition
An angle that measures less than 90 degrees.
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Acute Triangle
Definition
A triangle in which each of the three angles is acute.
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Angle
Definition
A figure that is formed by two rays with the same endpoint.
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chord
Definition
A line segment that connects two points on a circle.
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Circle
Definition
A closed figure in which every point is the same distance from a given point called the center of the circle.
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Cone
Definition
A solid that has a circular face and come to a point called the vertex.
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Congruent Figures
Definition
Figures that have the same size and the same shape.
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Cube
Definition
A solid figure that has six square faces of equal size.
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Cylinder
Definition
A solid that has parallel, congruent circular faces.
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Diameter
Definition
A line segment that connects two points on the circle and passes through the center.
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Edge
Definition
The line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet.
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Endpoint
Definition
The point at either end of a line segment or the beginning point of ray.
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Equilateral Triangle
Definition
A triangle that has three congruent sides.
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Face
Definition
A flat surface of a solid figure.
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Hexagon
Definition
A polygon with six sides.
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Intersecting Lines
Definition
Lines that meet or cross at a common point.
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Isosceles Triangle
Definition
A triangle that has two congruent sides.
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Line
Definition
A straight path that extends in opposite directions with no endpoints.
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Line Segment
Definition
A part of a line that has two endpoints.
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Line Symmetry
Definition
Describes whether a figure can be folded in half and its two parts match exactly.
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Line of Symmetry
Definition
The line along which a figure can be folded so that the two halves match exactly.
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Net
Definition
A flat pattern that can be folded to make a solid.
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Obtuse Angle
Definition
An angle that measures more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
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Obtuse Triangle
Definition
A triangle that has one obtuse angle.
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Parallel Lines
Definition
Lines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect. They are always the same distance apart.
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Parallelogram
Definition
A quadrilateral in which both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
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Pentagon
Definition
A five-sided polygon
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Perimeter
Definition
The distance around the outside of a figure.
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Perpendicular Lines
Definition
Two lines or line segments that cross or meet to form right angles.
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Polygon
Definition
A simple closed plane figure made up of three or more line segments.
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Protractor
Definition
A device used to measure and draw angles.
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Pryamid
Definition
A solid figure whose base can be any polygon and whose faces are triangles.
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Quadrilateral
Definition
A polygon with four sides.
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Radius

(radii)

Definition
A segment that connects the center of a circle to any point  on the circle.
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Ray
Definition
Part of a line that starts at an endpoint and goes on forever in one direction.
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Rectangle
Definition
A parallelogram with four right angles.
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Rectangular Prism
Definition
A solid figure with six faces that are rectangles.
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Rectangular Pyramid
Definition
A solid figure whose base is a rectangle and whose faces are triangles.
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Reflection
Definition
A move that makes a figure face in the opposite direction. It is also called a flip.
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Rhombus
Definition
A parallelogram with all four sides the same length.
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Right Angle
Definition
An angle made when two line segments meet to form a square corner. It measures 90 degrees.
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Right Triangle
Definition
A triangle that has one right angle.
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Rotation
Definition
A move that turns a figure around a point.
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Scalene Triangle
Definition
A triangle with all sides of different length.
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Similar figures
Definition
Figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size.
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Sphere
Definition
A solid figure that is shaped like a round ball.
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Square
Definition
A polygon with four right angles and four congruent sides.
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Square Pyramid
Definition
A pryamid that has a square base.
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Translation
Definition
An action that slides a figure in a straight line.
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Triangle
Definition
A polygon with three sides and three angles.
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Triangular Prism
Definition
A prism that has 2 triangular and 3 rectangular faces.
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Triangular Pyramid
Definition
A pryamid whose base is a triangle.
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Vertix

(vertices)

Definition
A point common to the two sides of an angle.
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Acute angle

 

Measures less than 90 degrees

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Definition

Cone

 

A cone has 1 vertex and one face

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Definition

Cube

 

A cube is a 3 dimentional figure 6 square sides

Term
[image]
Definition

Cylindar

A cylindar is a 3 dimensional figure with 2 circular faces, 1 curved face, and 2 edges

Term
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Definition

Hexagon

 

A 6 sided figure

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[image]
Definition

Intersecting lines

 

lines that meet at one point

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Definition

Isosclese Triangle

 

A triangle with 2 equal sides

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[image]
Definition

Line

 

A set of points that goes into infinity in both directions

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Definition

Obtuse Angle

 

An angle that measures greater than 90 degrees

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Definition

Octagon

 

An octagon has 8 sides

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Definition

Parallel Line Segments

 

segments that are always the same distance apart.

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Definition

Parallelagram

 

A parallelagram has 2 sets of parallel sides

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Definition

Pentagon

 

A pentagon has 5 sides

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