Properties of Polygons
True or False: Polygons are always closed shapes.
True
I have 3 sides, 3 angles and 3 vertices. What am I?
Triangle
What are two shapes that look the same but are different sizes?
Similar
What is the difference between a Rhombus and a Square?
A square has right angles and a Rhombus does not.
Every polygon has at the very least how many sides?
3
I have 5 sides, 5 angles, and 5 vertices. What am I?
Pentagon
What are two or more sides that are the same length called?
Congruent
What is the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?
A trapezoid only has 1 pair of parallel lines and a parallelogram has 2 pairs.
True or false: because I am a polygon I am a 3-D shape.
FALSE. All polygons are flat(2-D) shapes.
I have 6 sides, 6 angles and 6 vertices. What am I?
Hexagon
What are two lines that are next to each other and will NEVER touch?
Parallel
How are a rhombus and a square similar?
They have equal sides all around.
What is your favorite Ice cream?
You get free points for liking ice cream!!!!
I have 7 sides, 7 angles and 7 vertices. What am I?
Heptagon
What do you call two lines that connect together to make a corner?
A vertice
How are a parallelogram and a rectangle similar?
They both have two pairs of parallel sides.
As a polygon I have ______ sides, I am a ______ shape and I have both angles and ______.
straight, closed/flat, vertices
Name all 5 quadrilaterals
Rhombus, square, rectangle, parallelogram, and trapezoid.
What is the name of the shape with only 1 pair of parallel sides?
A trapezoid!
What do you call an angle that is smaller than 90 degrees?
Acute