Fast & Curious (Geo. Vocab. #1)

What does the word "area" mean in geometry?

• The length of the sides of a shape

• The amount of space inside a shape

• The number of corners a shape has

• The distance around a shape

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Which of the following best describes a "region" in mathematics?

• The outline of a shape

• The part of a plane enclosed by boundaries

• The length of a line segment

• The number of sides in a polygon

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What does it mean to "compose" shapes in geometry?

• To break a shape into smaller parts

• To put shapes together to form a new shape

• To measure the sides of a shape

• To color a shape

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What does it mean to "decompose" a shape?

• To find the area of a shape

• To break a shape into smaller, simpler shapes

• To draw a shape

• To measure the perimeter of a shape

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Which of the following best describes the word "rearrange" in the context of geometry?

• To change the color of a shape

• To move or change the position of parts of a shape

• To erase a shape

• To measure the angles of a shape

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Which of the following is always a parallelogram?

• A triangle

• A rectangle

• A pentagon

• A circle

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In the formula for the area of a triangle, what does the "base" refer to?

• The longest side of the triangle

• Any side of the triangle chosen as the reference side

• The height of the triangle

• The sum of all sides

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What is the "height" in a triangle or parallelogram?

• The longest side

• The distance from the base to the top, measured at a right angle to the base

• The sum of all sides

• The area of the shape

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What does "perpendicular" mean in geometry?

• Two lines that never meet

• Two lines that are the same length

• Two lines that form an acute angle

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Which of the following is a "formula" for the area of a rectangle?

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