Chapter 8 Vocabulary

What is the measure of a (3D) three-dimensional space a solid occupies?

• Volume

• Area

• Length

• Perimeter

What is a 3D figure with two parallel congruent circular bases connected by a curved surface?

• Cylinder

• Cone

• Sphere

• Rectangular Prism

What is a straight line segment that connects the exact center of a circle (or sphere) to any point on its outer edge (circumference)?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Chord

• Tangent

What is the straight distance across a circle, passing directly through the center point, connecting two opposite points on the edge (circumference)?

• Diameter

• Radius

• Chord

• Arc

What are objects made up of one or more type of solid called?

• Composite solid

• Simple solid

• Liquid mixture

• Single element

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the constant ratio of a circle's circumference (distance around) to its diameter (distance across), always equaling approximately 3.14159?

• Pi

• Radius

• Tangent

• Area

What is the total distance around the outside of a circle, essentially the perimeter of a curved shape?

• Circumference

• Diameter

• Radius

• Area

What is a three-dimensional (3D) geometric shape that has a flat, circular base and a curved surface that tapers (narrows) smoothly to a single point, called the apex or vertex?

• Cone

• Cylinder

• Sphere

• Cube

What is the point on a three-dimensional shape where the faces come together?

• Vertex

• Edge

• Face

• Center

What is a set of all points in space that are a given distance, known as the radius, from a given point, known as the center?

• Sphere

• Circle

• Cube

• Cylinder