Tessellations Quiz

A tessellation is:

• A pattern covering the plane by fitting together replicas of the base shape

• A 3-D object

• A type of mathematical equation

• A musical instrument

Another term for tessellation is:

• Tiling

• Flooring

• Patterning

• Designing

A regular tessellation is created by repeating:

• A regular polygon

• Only squares

• Only triangles

• Only hexagons

In a regular tessellation, the same regular shape meet at any vertex.

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• false

In regular tessellation, there are no gaps between the triangles, they do not overlap each other.

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• false

We name tessellations by the number of sides of the polygons that meet at various vertex.

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ONLY 3 REGULAR tessellations

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• false

ONLY 8 SEMI- REGULAR tessellations

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• false

THE PATTERN AT EACH VERTEX IS DIFFERENT IN

SEMI- REGULAR tessellations

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• false

EACH REGULAR tessellation IS MADE BY REPEATING AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, A SQUARE, AND A HEXAGON.

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• false