Circle Geometry Quiz

What is the definition of a circle?

• A set of points equidistant from a given point

• A line that intersects the circle at one place

• A segment with endpoints on the circle

• A chord that passes through the center

What is a tangent?

• A line that intersects the circle in two places

• A line that intersects the circle at exactly one place

• A segment with endpoints on the circle

• A chord that passes through the center

How is the diameter related to the radius?

• Diameter is half the radius

• Diameter is twice the radius

• Diameter is equal to the radius

• Diameter is unrelated to the radius

Which of the following is true about a chord?

• It is a line that intersects the circle at one place

• It is a segment with endpoints on the circle

• It is a line that intersects the circle in two places

• It is a point where the tangent intersects the circle

Which term describes a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point?

• Secant

• Chord

• Tangent

• Diameter

What is the term for the set of points equidistant from a given point?

• Radius

• Circle

• Chord

• Secant

Which term describes a line that intersects a circle in exactly two places?

• Tangent

• Secant

• Chord

• Diameter

Which term describes a chord that passes through the center of a circle?

• Tangent

• Secant

• Diameter

• Radius

What is the term for the point at which a tangent line intersects a circle?

• Secant

• Point of Tangency

• Chord

• Radius

What is an inscribed angle?

• An angle with a vertex at the center, and two sides that are radii.

• A portion of the edge of the circle defined by two endpoints.

• An angle with a vertex on the circle, and two sides that are chords.

• An arc with endpoints on the diameter.