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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
Fifteen questions on "circle definitions and parts of a circle" — DfE statement G9. Print it, or print three versions so neighbours cannot copy by letter; the key gives the letter for each version.
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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.In one circle, chord PQ is 6 cm long, chord RS is 10 cm long, chord TU is 14 cm long and chord VW is 15 cm long. Write down which of these chords lies closest to the centre of the circle.
- 2.A straight line touches the edge of a circle at exactly one point and does not cross into the circle at all. Write down the term for this line.
- 3.Two circles are drawn with the same centre but different radii. Write down the term used to describe this pair of circles.
- 4.A circle has diameter 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the circumference of the circle.
- 5.A circle has a diameter of 4 cm. Work out the radius of the circle.
- 6.A circle has centre O. Radii OA and OB are drawn, together with the arc AB, enclosing a sector. The straight chord AB is also drawn. Write down the name of the region enclosed between the chord AB and the arc AB.
- 7.A tangent touches a circle with centre O at the point P. Q is a point on the tangent. Write down the circle fact that tells you the size of angle OPQ.
- 8.A diameter divides a circle into two equal halves. Write down the special name given to each of these two halves.
- 9.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
- 10.A sector of a circle is bounded by two straight edges and one curved edge. Write down the mathematical term for each of the two straight edges.
- 11.Every diameter of a circle is an example of a more general type of straight line joining two points on the circle. Which term names that more general type of line?
- 12.Two points on a circle divide its circumference into two arcs of different lengths. Write down the name given to the shorter of the two arcs.
- 13.A circle has two straight radii drawn from the centre to the edge, together with the arc between them. Write down the name of the region enclosed by these two radii and the arc.
- 14.A tangent to a circle with centre O touches the circle at point P, where OP = 5 cm. Point Q lies on the tangent so that PQ = 12 cm. Using the fact that a tangent is perpendicular to the radius at the point of contact, work out the length OQ.
- 15.A line segment joins two points on the circumference of a circle, without necessarily passing through the centre. Write down the general term for this line segment.
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