Math: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Shapes - Names of Shapes (Answers)
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Circles, spheres, triangles and pyramids are names of shapes. All shapes could be just called a 'shape'. But of course there are lots of different shapes.
This Math quiz will help you understand the names and definitions of some of the various two and three dimensional shapes that you will come across.
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A straight line only has length
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The word comes from the Greek words for 'many' and 'angles' (but today we think more in terms of 'many' and 'sides')
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A quadrilateral is a polygon with four corners or vertices and four sides or edges. A quadrilateral is sometimes known as a tetragon for consistency with pentagon (5-sided), hexagon (6-sided) and so on
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It is found in cubes, spheres, cylinders and pyramids for example
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A cube has six faces
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They meet at 90 degrees
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Rotational symmetry means a 2-D shape can be rotated and still look the same, like a square
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