Geometric Concepts and Shape Properties Flashcards
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Which term describes two shapes that are exactly the same size and shape?
Answer: Congruent
Congruent shapes are identical in size and shape, even if they have been rotated or flipped.
A shape with exactly 5 sides is called a:
Answer: Pentagon
A pentagon has 5 sides; the prefix 'penta-' means five in Greek.
What do you call two lines in the same plane that never intersect, no matter how far they extend?
Answer: Parallel
Parallel lines maintain the same distance apart and never meet, unlike intersecting or perpendicular lines.
Which of the following is NOT a quadrilateral?
Answer: Triangle
A triangle has only 3 sides, while a quadrilateral must have exactly 4 sides.
A regular shape has 8 equal sides. What is it called?
Answer: Octagon
An octagon has 8 sides; the prefix 'octa-' means eight, as in 'octopus' with its eight arms.
Which property do a square AND a rhombus BOTH share?
Answer: Four equal sides
Both a square and a rhombus have four sides of equal length, though only the square also has four right angles.
How many vertices (corners) does a pentagon have?
Answer: 5
A pentagon has 5 sides and therefore 5 vertices, since the number of vertices equals the number of sides in any polygon.
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