NYS Geometry Vocabulary Definitions #1-25

A prism is a solid geometric figure with two identical ends and flat sides. Which of the following best describes a prism?

• A solid with flat faces and identical ends

• A shape with curved surfaces

• A figure with only one end

• A flat two-dimensional shape

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A quadrilateral is a polygon with how many sides?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

What is volume in geometry?

• A measure of the amount of space inside a 3D object

• The length of the sides of a shape

• The area of a 2D shape

• The perimeter of a shape

A pyramid is a structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top.

• A type of fruit

• A type of building

• A type of vehicle

• A type of animal

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A scalene triangle is a triangle with:

• all sides equal

• two sides equal

• all sides different

• a right angle

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

A right triangle is a triangle that has:

• three equal sides

• one angle equal to 90 degrees

• all angles less than 90 degrees

• two angles equal to 90 degrees

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

A polyhedron is a solid in three dimensions with flat polygonal faces, straight edges, and vertices. Which of the following is a polyhedron?

• Sphere

• Cylinder

• Cube

• Cone

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A regular polygon is a polygon that has:

• All sides and angles equal

• Only sides equal

• Only angles equal

• None of the above

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

A nonagon is a polygon with how many sides?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

A composite figure is:

• a single geometric shape

• a figure made up of two or more geometric shapes

• a figure with no geometric shapes

• a figure with only one type of geometric shape

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CCSS.1.G.A.2