Properties of Quadrilaterals Practice Flashcard

Front

What property states that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal in length?

Back

Opposite SIDES are congruent.

Front

What property states that opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal in measure?

Back

Opposite ANGLES are congruent.

Front

What property states that the sum of the measures of consecutive angles in a quadrilateral is 180 degrees?

Back

Consecutive angles are supplementary.

Front

What property states that the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other?

Back

Diagonals bisect each other.

Front

In a rectangle, what can be said about the angles?

Back

All angles are right angles (90 degrees).

Front

What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

Back

360 degrees.

Front

What type of quadrilateral has all sides equal and all angles equal?

Back

A square.

Front

What is a trapezoid?

Back

A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

Front

What is the property of the diagonals in a rhombus?

Back

Diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

Front

What is the difference between a rectangle and a rhombus?

Back

A rectangle has right angles; a rhombus has all sides equal.