Unit 10 Math Vocabulary - Geometry

Characteristics that define a geometric figure including: Edges, Vertices, Faces, Bases

• Attributes of three-dimensional figures

• Attributes of two-dimensional figures

Characteristics that define a geometric figure including: Sides, Vertices, Angle

• Attributes of two-dimensional figures

• Attributes of three-dimensional figures

The flat surface shaped like a circle in a three-dimensional figure

• Base of a cone

• Base of a pyramid

• Base of a cube

• Base of a triangular prism

A face opposite the common vertex (apex) where triangular faces meet

• Base of a pyramid

• Base of a cylinder

• Base of a cone

• Base of a prism

The two congruent, opposite flat faces shaped like circles in a three-dimensional figure

• Base of a triangular prism

• Base of a pyramid

• Base of a cylinder

The measurement that describes the maximum amount something can contain

• Sort

• Vertex

• Classify

• Capacity

Where the sides of two faces meet on a three-dimensional figure

• Capacity

• Classify

• Edge

• Vertex

Applying an attribute to categorize an object or figure

• Classify

• Capacity

• Edge

• Vertex

A polygon that forms a surface of a prism

• Face of a prism

• Edge of a prism

• Side

• Vertex

A polygon with sides and/or corners (angles) that are not all congruent

• Sort

• Irregular Figure

• Parallel Lines

• Regular Figure