5th grade Geometry Vocabulary

Front

Name this shape: A four-sided figure with opposite sides that are equal in length and angles that are equal.

Back

Parallelogram

Front

What is a polygon?

Back

A 2D closed shape made of straight lines.

Front

Name this shape: A four-sided figure with one pair of parallel sides.

Back

Trapezoid

Front

What does congruent mean?

Back

Same size and same shape.

Front

Name this shape: A four-sided figure with all sides equal and all angles right angles.

Back

Square

Front

What is a rhombus?

Back

A four-sided figure with all sides equal but angles not necessarily right angles.

Front

What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A polygon with four sides.

Front

Name this shape: A closed figure with no straight sides.

Back

Circle

Front

What is the difference between a rectangle and a square?

Back

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

Front

What is a vertex?

Back

A point where two or more lines meet.