Geometry Vocabulary 5:
Circles and Prefixes

 

circle

radius

diameter

circumference

milli

centi

deci

deca

hecto

kilo

area

pi

penta

hepta

octa

hexa



Use the words in the box to complete these sentences:
  1. ____________ is a prefix meaning five.
  2. ____________ is a prefix meaning one thousandth.
  3. ____________ is a prefix meaning eight.
  4. ____________ is a prefix meaning one tenth.
  5. ____________ is a prefix meaning one thousand.
  6. ____________ is a prefix meaning seven.
  7. ____________ is a prefix meaning ten.
  8. ____________ is a prefix meaning one hundred.
  9. ____________ is a prefix meaning six.
  10. ______________ is a prefix meaning one hundredth.
  11. A __________________ is a plane figure defined as all the points equidistant from one center point.
  12. I can compute the ____________ of a circle by multiplying the square of the radius by a decimal approximation of pi.
  13. The _________________________ of a circle is the distance around its edge. This is similar to the idea of the perimeter of a polygon.
  14. The __________________ of a circle is the distance from the center point of a circle to any point on its edge.
  15. The ______________________ of a circle is a line segment going through the center of the circle with its endpoints on the circle's edge.
  16. _________ is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14.
  17. Extra credit: What do I call the ratio of a jack-o-lantern's circumference to its diameter?
  18. Extra credit: What do I call the ratio of an igloos' circumference to its diameter?

 




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