18 terms

Terms	Definitions
rectangle	a parallelogram with four right angles
rectangular prism	a solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles
pyramid	a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
length	the number of units that fit along one edge of an object; how long a line or a side of an object is
width	a unit of measure for how wide something is
height	The distance from the base of something to the top.
solid figure	a three-dimensional shape
formula	An equation that shows a relationship among certain quantities
perimeter	The distance around a figure
area	the number of square units needed to cover a flat surface
volume	the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
polygon	A closed 2-dimensional figure with at least 3 sides
polyhedron	a three-dimensional figure whose surfaces are polygons
congruent	equal
face	a surface forming part of the outside of an object; the sides of a solid figure
right angle	The 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines
base	the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the height is figured
vertex	the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure

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