Classifying Quadrilaterals

Front

What is a quadrilateral?

Back

A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides.

Front

How many sides does a quadrilateral have?

Back

4

Front

What is the most specific name for a shape with two pairs of equal-length adjacent sides?

Back

Kite

Front

What is the most specific name for a shape with two pairs of parallel sides?

Back

Parallelogram

Front

A rhombus is _____ a square.

Back

Sometimes

Front

A rectangle is _____ a square.

Back

Sometimes

Front

What shape has opposite sides that are equal in length and all angles are right angles?

Back

Rectangle

Front

What shape has all sides equal in length and all angles are right angles?

Back

Square

Front

What is a trapezoid?

Back

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

Front

What is the difference between a rhombus and a square?

Back

A rhombus has all sides equal, but angles are not necessarily right angles; a square has all sides equal and all angles are right angles.