PARTS OF A CIRCLE

Question 1

DEFINED AS THE SET OF ALL POINTS EQUIDISTANT FROM A FIXED POINT CALLED “THE CENTER”

Answer 1

circle

Question 2

a line segment connecting a point on the circle to its center

Answer 2

radius

Question 3

a line joiining two points on the circle and passing through the center

Answer 3

diameter

Question 4

a sector of a circle formed by any two points on the circumference

Answer 4

arc

Question 5

having a measure of LOWER than 180 degrees, has only two endpoints

Answer 5

minor arc

Question 6

an arc having a measure of greater than 180 degres with three endpoints

Answer 6

major ar

Question 7

an arc having a measure of exactly 180 degrees

Answer 7

semicircle

Question 8

an angle with the vertex at the center of the circle subtended by an arc whose endpoints are on the circle

Answer 8

central angle

Question 9

region bounded by an arc and two radii of the circle

Answer 9

sector of a circle

Question 10

a region bounded by an arc and the segment joiining its endpoints

Answer 10

segment of a circle