Activity 15 Vocabulary-English

Question 1

Kite

Answer 1

A quadrilateral with exactly two distinct pairs of congruent consecutive sides (sides that are equal and next to each other).

Question 2

Midsegment

Answer 2

Segment whose endpoints are the midpoint of two sides of a triangle.

Question 3

Trapezoid

Answer 3

Quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides (sides that are the same length).

Question 4

Bases

Answer 4

Parallel sides (sides that are the same length) of a trapezoid are the bases.

Question 5

Legs

Answer 5

Nonparallel sides (sides that are not the same length) of a trapezoid are the legs.

Question 6

Base angles

Answer 6

The pairs of consecutive angles (angles that are next to each other) that include each of the bases.

Question 7

Median of a trapezoid

Answer 7

The segment with endpoints at the midpoint of each base of the trapezoid.

Question 8

Isosceles trapezoid

Answer 8

Trapezoid with congruent (equal) legs.

Question 9

Parallelogram

Answer 9

Quadrilateral with exactly two pairs of parallel sides (sides that are the same length).

Question 10

Rectangle

Answer 10

Parallelogram with four right angles (= 90 degrees).

Question 11

Rhombus

Answer 11

Parallelogram with four congruent sides (equal sides).

Question 12

Square

Answer 12

Parallelogram with four right angles (= 90 degrees)AND four congruent sides (equal sides).