Geometry Vocabulary Quiz

Label each polygon

a

b

c

d

e

rhombus

rectangle

pentagon

parallelogram

square

triangle

hexagon

kite

trapezoid

The amount of space that a two-dimensional figure covers is called ______.

• Area

• Volume

• Perimeter

• Length

In a prism, one of the two parallel and identical faces is called the ______.

• Base

• Edge

• Vertex

• Height

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• A flat surface on a 3-D shape

• Edge

• The distance from the base to the opposite vertex in a triangle.

• Height

• A side of a triangle or parallelogram

• Base

• A line segment joining 2 vertices

• Face

A two-dimensional figure that can be folded to create a three-dimensional figure is called a ______.

• Net

• Sketch

• Blueprint

• Outline

A closed two-dimensional figure with straight sides is called a ______.

• Polygon

• Circle

• Ellipse

• Triangle

A three-dimensional figure made of two identical, parallel bases connected by rectangles is called a ______.

• Prism

• Pyramid

• Cylinder

• Cone

A three-dimensional figure made of one base and triangles is called a ______.

• Pyramid

• Cube

• Sphere

• Cylinder

The area that covers all the faces of a 3-D object is called the (a)   .

• Surface area
• Volume
• Perimeter
• Edge length

______ are used to measure volume.

• Cubic units

• Liters

• Meters

• Grams