Using New Words - Benchmarks F: Problem Solving with Perimeter,

Area, Surface Area, and Volume

Name:__________________________ Class:__________ Date:__________

The words in a sentence can help you figure out a word you don't know.

Complete each sentence with the correct word.

independence circumference
to estimate attributes
perimeter surface area
two-dimensional shape estimate
three-dimensional shape area
volume

1. The perimeter of a circle is called __________________________.

2. The distance around a figure is the __________________________.

3. An __________________________ is a number close to an exact amount;

tells about how much or about how many.

4. To find a number close to an exact number means

__________________________.

5. Typical __________________________ of 3-dimensional objects are

diameter, side length, and height.

6. The measure, in square units, of the interior region of a 2-dimensional figure

or the surface of a 3-dimensional object is called
__________________________.

7. The term, __________________________, refers to the total area of the

faces (including bases) and curved surfaces of a solid figure.

8. A __________________________ exists in three dimensions, having

length, width, and height.
9. The idea of __________________________ of perimeter and area means
that two shapes may have the same perimeter but different areas or may
have the same area, but different perimeters.

10. A __________________________ exists in two dimensions, length and

width.

11. The number of cubic units it takes to fill a solid is called

__________________________.
Answers - Benchmarks F: Problem Solving with Perimeter, Area, Surface Area, and V

1. circumference

2. perimeter

3. estimate

4. to estimate

5. attributes

6. area

7. surface area

8. three-dimensional shape

9. independence

10. two-dimensional shape

11. volume