Ch 11 Geometry and Volume

Question 1

base

Answer 1

Number used as a repeated factor

Question 2

congruent

Answer 2

Having the same size and same shape

Question 3

equilateral triangle

Answer 3

A triangle with three congruent sides

Question 4

heptagon

Answer 4

A polygon with seven sides and seven angles

Question 5

isosceles triangle

Answer 5

A triangle with two congruent sides

Question 6

lateral face

Answer 6

Any surface of a polyhedron other than a base

Question 7

nonagon

Answer 7

A polygon with nine sides and nine angles

Question 8

polyhedron

Answer 8

A solid figure with faces that are polygons

Question 9

quadrilateral

Answer 9

A polygon with four sides and four angles

Question 10

pyramid

Answer 10

A solid figure with a polygon base and all other faces are triangles that meet at a common vertex

Question 11

scalene triangle

Answer 11

A triangle with no congruent sides

Question 12

regular polygon

Answer 12

A polygon in which all sides are congruent and all angles are congruent

Question 13

volume

Answer 13

The measure of the space that a solid figure occupies

Question 14

unit cube

Answer 14

A cube that has a length, width and height of 1 unit

Question 15

prism

Answer 15

A solid figure that has two congruent, polygon-shaped bases, and other faces that are all rectangles

Question 16

polygon

Answer 16

A closed figure formed by three or more line segments