Circle Vocabulary Part 1

What is the name of the shape above?

• square

• triangle

• hexagon

• circle

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A line segment that goes through the center of a circle is called

• radius

• tangent

• diameter

• chord

Tags

CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A line segment from the center to a point on the circle is called

• tangent

• radius

• half- chord

• chord

A segment whose end points lie on the circle is called

• diameter

• radius

• chord

• circumference

True or false:

A tangent line is a line that intersects a circle at two points.

• True

• False

Name a real life example of a circle!