Unit 8A: Circles Vocabulary

A segment that connects the center of a circle with a point on the circle.

• tangent
• secant
• diameter
• radius

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

A segment connecting two points on a circle that passes through the center.

• diameter
• radius
• secant
• tangent

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

What is the name for the distance around a circle?

• Diameter
• Radius
• Circumference
• Chord

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CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.1

An arc is a smaller piece of the...

• Chord
• Center
• Circumference
• Radius

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.B.5

CCSS.HSG.GMD.A.1

A circle is named after its what?

• Center
• Arc
• Circumference
• Secant

• Name the circle: Circle B
• Name the circle: Circle DE
• Name the circle: Circle A
• Name the circle: Circle DBC

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

• Diameter is: DE
• Diameter is: BA
• Diameter is: BC
• Diameter is: DC

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

• Radi are: DE & BC

• Radi are: BC

• Radi are: BC, BA & BD

• Radi are: BE, DC & AD

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.A.3

A minor arc measures more than 180 degrees.

• True
• False

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CCSS.HSG.C.A.2

CCSS.HSG.C.B.5

A major arc is named with 3 letters.

• True
• False

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CCSS.HSG.C.B.5