Geometry Unit Vocabulary (RMS)

A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and opposite sides congruent.

• Base
• Prism
• Polygon
• Parallelogram

Any side of a parallelogram.

• Base
• Height
• Volume
• Composite Figure

The shortest distance from the base of a parallelogram to its opposite side.

• Base
• Height
• Congruent
• Composite Figure

An equation that shows the relationship among certain quantities.

• Surface Area
• Height
• Cubic Units
• Formula

Figures that are the same size and the same shape; corresponding sides and angles have equal measures. 

• Base
• Height
• Congruent
• Composite Figure

A figure made of triangles, quadrilaterals, semicircles, and other two-dimensional figures.

• Surface Area
• Height
• Composite Figure
• Formula

A figure with length, width, and height.

• Surface Area
• 3-Dimensional Figure
• Composite Figure
• Prism

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

CCSS.5.MD.C.5

CCSS.5.MD.C.6

A 3-D figure with at least three rectangular lateral faces and top and bottom faces parallel.

• Prism
• 3-Dimensional Figure
• Rectangular Prism
• Surface Area

A prism that has rectangular faces. 

• Prism
• Formula
• Rectangular Prism
• Surface Area

The amount of space inside a 3-D figure.  It is measured in cubic units.

• Prism
• Volume
• Cubic Units
• Surface Area