G6M1 Surface Area and Volume Vocabulary

means “put together.” We use this word  to describe putting more than one figure together to make a new shape

• Quadrilateral

• Decompose

• Compose

means “take apart.” We use this word  to describe taking a figure apart to make more than one new shape

• Compose

• Area

• Decompose

This is a distance (line) that is  perpendicular to the base of a parallelogram or triangle and is needed to find the area of those shapes.

• Height

• Parallelogram

• Area

When two lines meet to form a 90° (right angle) we call them _______.

• Parallelogram

• Perpendicular

This is a FOUR-sided POLYGON with TWO PAIRS OF PARALLEL sides

• Quadrilateral

• Parallelogram

• Height

This is a type of polygon that has 4 sides

• Perpendicular

• Parallelogram

• Quadrilateral

This is the point where two lines meet, like a corner.

• perpendicular

• formula

• vertex

This is a mathematical rule written by using symbols and as an equation, like A=bh

• vertex

• parallelogra

• formula

• parallelogram

• triangle

• parallelogram

• triangle