Area and Perimeter Vocab

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 7 units and a width of 2 units?

• 9 square units

• 14 square units

• 10 square units

• 12 square units

Which of the following best describes the term "base" in geometry?

• The distance around a shape

• A polygon's side or a two-dimensional shape by which a three-dimensional shape is measured or named

• A unit of area with dimensions of 1 unit x 1 unit

• The measure of a perpendicular from the base to the top of a two-dimensional figure

Which of the following is a unit of area?

• Square units

• Cubic units

• Linear units

• Circular units

Which of the following is a formula?

• A rectangle

• A circle

• A triangle

What is the correct definition for area?

• The perimeter of a shape.
• The volume of a three-dimensional object.
• The length of the longest side of a shape.
• the measure of the number of unit squares needed to cover the surface of a 2 dimensional shape.

What is the correct definition for perimeter?

• The perimeter is the sum of the angles in a geometric figure.
• The perimeter is the distance around a shape.

• The perimeter is the area enclosed by a geometric figure.
• The perimeter is the distance from the center to the edge of a geometric figure.

What is the correct definition for height?

• the measure of a perpendicular distance from the base to the top of a two-dimensional figure.

• The weight of an object measured from the ground.
• The total area covered by an object.
• The horizontal distance from one side to the other.

What is the correct definition for formula?

• A method for solving equations.
• A type of geometric shape.
• A numerical value without variables.
• The set of symbols that expresses a mathematical rule

What is the correct definition for square units?

• Square units measure length in one dimension.
• Square units are used to measure volume.
• a unit of area with dimensions of 1 unit x 1 unit

• Square units represent the perimeter of a square.