Units of Measurement
Area of Polygons
Circles
100
The distance around the outside of straight-edged figure?
What is perimeter.
100
The amount of surface a figure covers?
What is area.
100
A line segment from the center to any point on the circle?
What is radius.
200
When finding the length of an unknown side, one strategy is to look where?
What is the opposite side.
200
What formula do you use to find the area of a four-sided figure whose opposite sides are parallel?
What is A = b x h.
200
What is the relationship between the diameter and radius of a circle?
What is the radius is half of the diameter or the diameter is twice as long as the radius.
300
The base unit for measuring length is?
What is meter.
300
What is the relationship between a square and triangle's area that share the same base and vertical height?
What is the triangle is half the area of the square.
300
What is the formula for calculating the circumference of a circle?
What is C = pi x d or C = pi x 2r.
400
Name an appropriate metric unit of measure for the weight of an aluminum can?
What is gram.
400
What is the area of a triangle whose vertical height is 6 cm and base is 5 cm?
What is 15 cm squared.
400
True or false, if you know the circumference of a circle, you can find the area?
What is true.
500
How many yards are there in 36 feet?
What is 12 yards.
500
When finding the area of a parallelogram, what dimensions must you use to find its area?
What is base and vertical height.
500
When finding the area of an irregular figure, what is your first step make the problem more achievable?
What is divide the irregular figure into familiar figures.
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