Exploring circles

Exploring circles

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn to name the basic features of circles and reasoning using their reasoning using their properties. We will also draw circles using pair of compasses.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Label this part of the circle
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: Arc
Diameter
Radius
Tangent
Q2.
Label this part of the circle
An image in a quiz
Arc
Circumference
Correct answer: Diameter
Radius
Q3.
Label this part of the circle
An image in a quiz
Arc
Circumference
Diameter
Correct answer: Radius
Q4.
What is the circumference of a circle?
The circumference is also the radius of a circle
The circumference is the area of the circle
Correct answer: The circumference is the distance around a circle
Q5.
Complete the sentence. The diameter of a circle is...
Half the radius of the circle
Others
The length of the circle
The same as the radius of a circle
Correct answer: Twice the radius of a circle
Q6.
The radius of my circle is 8.5cm. What is the diameter of the circle?
16cm
Correct answer: 17cm
4.25cm
8.5cm

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Constructing triangles and quadrilaterals