Area and Perimeter Vocabulary

What is the number of square units that covers a flat area?

• Area

• Perimeter

• Length

• Width

What is a square whose sides each measure one unit?

*used in area

• perimeter

• square unit

• unit

• cube

What is the distance or measurement around a shape?

• unit

• area

• perimeter

• length

What are length and width called?

• square unit

• dimensions

• area

• perimeter

What is the distance or measurement of something from end to end?

• length

• width

• area

• perimeter

What is the distance or measurement from one side of something to the other side?

• area

• perimeter

• width

• length

What is a rule expressed in numbers and symbols in math called?

* A = L x W

• multiply

• rectangel

• width

• formula

What is to add a number to itself a specific number of times called?

• multiply

• add

• subtract

• divide

What is a 2 dimensional shape that has 4 sides, 2 pair of parallel lines that are opposite of one another, and 4 right angles called?

• pentagon

• square

• hexagon

• rectangle

What is a four sided shape that are sides are equal and has 4 right angles called?

• square

• rectangle

• trapezoid

• rhombus