Polygon Vocabulary
A closed shape with 3 or more straight line segments is called what?
Polygon
I am a 3-sided figure. What polygon am I?
Triangle
A circle is a polygon.
False, because a circle has no straight edges
A triangle that has three equal sides
Equilateral
A polygon with two pairs of parallel lines that are equal in length
Parallelogram
What vocabulary word means: Exactly the same, equal
Congruent
I am an enclosed 6-sided figure. What kind of polygon am I?
Hexagon
Polygons all have four sides.
False, Polygons are figures that have at least 3 straight sides and are enclosed.
A triangle that has two equal sides
Isosceles
A polygon with only one pair of parallel sides
Trapezoid
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What word has the meaning 'ten'
Deca-
I am an enclosed 5-sided figure. What kind of polygon am I?
Pentagon
Polygons have at least three sides
True
A triangle that has no equal sides
Scalene
A quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 4 equal sides
Square
What vocabulary word means 2 lines that will never cross?
Parallel
I am an enclosed 4-sided figure. What kind of polygon am I?
Quadrilateral
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Polygons are three dimensional
False, Two dimensional
A triangle that has a right angle
Right Triangle
A parallelogram with sides the same length
Rhombus
How many degrees does a quadrilateral equal?
3600
I am an enclosed 9-sided figure. What kind of polygon am I?
Nonagon
Polygons are closed straight-lined figures.
True
A triangle that has three acute angles
Acute Triangle
What is a quadrilateral with 4 right angles?
Rectangle