Geometry Vocabulary
This straight edged tool helps draw lines.
What is a ruler
I have three straight sides and 3 vertices.
What is a triangle
I have 2 flat faces but no edges. I am the shape of a Coca-Cola can.
What is a cylinder
This shape is commonly seen in mountain peaks
What is a triangle.
This item is used to fix mistakes made with pencil.
What is an eraser
This tool helps draw perfect circles in geometry.
What is a compass.
I have 4 straight sides. Two are long and two are short. All of my sides are parallel.
What is a rectangle.
I have no faces or flat surfaces and no vertices. I am perfectly symmetrical- if you fold me in half, both sides would match up exactly.
What is a sphere.
The shape of rings, the moon, and the inside of trees.
What is a circle.
What is a protractor.
These lines never meet or intersect, it does not matter far the lines extend.
What are parallel lines.
I have 5 straight sides and 5 vertices. I am a plane shape.
What is a pentagon.
I have 6 faces with 4 equal sides so all of my faces are the same.
What is a cube.
The pattern of a honeycomb is made up of this shape.
What is a hexagon
The distance around a circle is called this.
What is a circumference
This term describes the point where two lines meet to form an angle.
What is a vertex
A soccer ball is made up of pentagons and this other polygon.
What is a hexagon.
My two faces look like triangles. I have 3 edges and 6 corners. I make a nice roof on a house.
What is a triangular prism
The outline of a balloon, a melon or an olive.
What is a oval.
The distance across a circle through its center is called this.
What is a diameter.
This angle measures 90 degrees.
What is a right angle.
All 4 of my sides are parallel. I have 4 corners that are not all the same. I look LIKE a diamond.
What is a rhombus or parallelogram.
I have one flat surface and one vertex. I have curves. I have a flat base that leads to a point.
What is a cone
This shape is found on a snail's shell or a staircase.
What is a spiral.
This is a sticky material used to attach something together
What is tape