Circles and Other

Related Terms
Directions: Unscramble
the letters in order to
identify the term that is
being defined.
 RCLCEI
A round plane figure
that has no corners
CIRCLE
 TRENCE
The point in the middle
of the circle that is the
same distance from each
point on the circle
CENTER
 RDUISA
The distance from the
center of the circle to any
point in its
circumference
RADIUS
 DCORH
A line segment whose
endpoints both lie in the
circle
CHORD
 MDEETRIA
The longest chord which
passes through the center
of the circle
DIAMETER
 CAR
A part of the
circumference of a circle
ARC
 LGANE
Is the figure formed by
two rays sharing a
common endpoint called
a vertex
ANGLE
 CIRCLE
A round plane figure
that has no corners
 CENTER
The point in the middle
of the circle that is the
same distance from each
point on the circle
 RADIUS
The distance from the
center of the circle to any
point in its
circumference
 CHORD
A line segment whose
endpoints both lie in the
circle
 DIAMETER
The longest chord which
passes through the center
of the circle
 ARC
A part of the
circumference of a circle
 ANGLE
Is the figure formed by
two rays sharing a
common endpoint called
a vertex
 TANGENT
A line segment or a ray
that intersects a circle at
exactly one point
 REMEMBER!!
The circumference of a
circle is the
measurement of the
distance around the
circle
 REMEMBER!!

The circumference of a
circle measures 360°
Name the following in the given
figure:
A

a. the center
b. the circle B C
c. the radii
Name the following in the given figure:
a. chord
b. diameter
c. radii that make up the diameter
d. if the radius is 4cm, how long is the
diameter?