Polygons
Quadrilaterals
Vocabulary
Area and Volume
Surprise!
100
Is a polygon an open or closed shape?
Closed
100
How many sides, vertexes and angles does a quadrilateral have?
Four
100
What is the term that describes when two (side by side) lines that meet at a vertex?
Adjacent
100
What is the formula to calculate AREA?
Length times width.
100
True or False?
All trapezoids are quadrilaterals.
TRUE
200
A polygon must have at least _________ sides.
Three
200
True or False?
All squares are rhombuses.
TRUE
All squares and rhombuses have 4 equal sides.
200
What is the term to describe two lines in a shape that are the same length?
Congruent
200
What is the formula to calculate volume?
Length times width times height.
200
What is the area of a desk that measures 25 inches by 7 inches?
175 square inches
300
What is the endpoint (or corner) of a polygon called?
A Vertex
300
Name 3 shapes that are quadrilaterals.
Rectangle, rhombus, square, kite, parallelogram, trapezium, trapezoid
300
Name the shape that is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides?
Trapezoid
300
Iman's rose garden measures 32 feet long by 11 feet wide. What is the area of her rose garden?
352 feet2
300
What is the volume of Javier's refridgerator that measures 11 feet by 7 feet by 5 feet?
385 cubic feet
400
True or False?
A polygons sides can be curved.
False
400
True or False?
All rhombuses are squares.
FALSE
All squares have 4 right angles, BUT some rhombuses do not.
400
Name the shape that is a quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent, congruent sides.
Kite or square
400
Alivia had a huge box that measures 10 feet wide by 4 feet long by 4 feet high. What is the volume of her box.
160 cubic feet
400
What is Mrs. Pedro's favorite Disney character?
Snow White
500
Can all polygons be quadrilaterals?
NO. Quadrilaterals have 4 sides and polygons can have an infinite number of sides.
500
What is unique about the opposite angles of a parallelogram?
They have the same measure.
500
RIDDLE:
Why was the OBTUSE angle upset?
Because he was never RIGHT!
500
Mrs. Pedro had a room that measures 10 1/2 feet long and 12 2/5 feet wide. How much carpet will she need to but cover the floor of the room?
130 2/10 or 130.2 square feet
500
Guillermo says kites are NEVER rhombuses. Is he correct?
No. Kites are SOMETIMES rhombuses.
Of course, the real Guillermo knows this. Only the pretend Jeopardy Guillermo would get it wrong. :)