2D and 3D vocabulary Quiz

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

• Quadrilateral

• Decompose

• Compose

• Shape

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

• Compose

• Area

• Decompose

• Volume

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

• Parallel

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

• Parallelogram

• Perpendicular

• Parallel

• Vertex

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

• Parallelogram

• Quadrilateral

• Prism

• Hexagon

This is a type of polygon that has 4 sides

• Perpendicular

• Triangle

• Quadrilateral

• Decagon

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

• Perpendicular

• Parallel

• Horizontal

• Vertex

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

• vertex

• parallelogram

• formula

• volume

A = bh  

This is the formula to find the area of which shape?

• parallelogram

• triangle

• pentagon

• prism

A = (bh) ÷ 2  

This is the formula to find the area of which shape?

• parallelogram

• triangle

• square

• trapezoid