Classifying Shapes

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What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A quadrilateral is a shape that has 4 sides.

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What are the characteristics of a quadrilateral?

Back

A quadrilateral is a closed figure with 4 intersecting lines and 4 vertices.

Front

What shape has all sides the same length and has 4 right angles?

Back

A square has all sides the same length and 4 right angles.

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What shape has 4 straight sides with at least one pair of parallel lines that never meet?

Back

A trapezoid has 4 straight sides with at least one pair of parallel lines.

Front

What do we call the point where two lines of a polygon meet?

Back

The point where two lines of a polygon meet is called a vertex.

Front

What is a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with opposite sides equal and 4 right angles.

Front

What is a rhombus?

Back

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides equal in length.

Front

What is a polygon?

Back

A polygon is a closed figure made up of straight line segments.

Front

How many sides does a triangle have?

Back

A triangle has 3 sides.

Front

What is the difference between a square and a rectangle?

Back

A square has all sides equal, while a rectangle has opposite sides equal.