Circles Vocabulary Assignment

Front

Set of all points in the plane equidistant from a single point called the center

Back

Circle

Front

What is the line that touches a circle at exactly one point?

Back

Tangent Line

Front

A segment with 2 endpoints on the circle.

Back

Chord

Front

What is the point directly in the middle of a circle called?

Back

Center

Front

An angle whose vertex is the center of a circle is called a(n) ______.

Back

Central Angle

Front

What is the longest chord in a circle?

Back

Diameter

Front

What is the distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle?

Back

Radius

Front

What do you call a line that intersects a circle at two points?

Back

Secant

Front

What is the angle formed by two chords that share an endpoint on the circle?

Back

Inscribed Angle

Front

What is the term for the distance around a circle?

Back

Circumference