Circles Exam Review

Which term is used to describe a line segment that touches a circle at exactly one point?

• Secant

• Tangent

• Chord

• Diameter

What is the name of the longest chord in a circle?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Secant

• Tangent

Which term refers to a part of the circumference of a circle?

• Arc

• Chord

• Radius

• Center

What is the term for a circle that shares the same center with another circle but has a different radius?

• Concentric

• Ellipse

• Tangent

• Secant

What is the term for half of a circle?

• Quadrant

• Semicircle

• Ellipse

• Arc

What is the term for a series of points that are all an equal distance from one single point, the center?

• Circumference

• Diameter

• Radius

• Circle

What is the term for the distance around the circle?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Circumference

• Circle

What is the term for the distance across the circle, going through the center?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Circumference

• Circle

What is the term for the distance from the center of the circle to the outer edge?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Circumference

• Circle

What is an arc in a circle?

• All the points on the circumference of a circle between 2 labeled points.

• A line that intersects the circle at two points.

• The area inside the circle.

• A line that touches the circle at only one point.