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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Two circles are drawn with the same centre but different radii. Write down the term used to describe this pair of circles.
- 2.A circle has a diameter of 4 cm. Work out the radius of the circle.
- 3.A circle has centre O. PQ, RS and TU are three chords of the circle, and only one of them passes through O. Write down what this tells you about that chord.
- 4.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.
- 5.A circle is drawn on a page. Write down how many radii can be drawn in the circle.
- 6.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.
- 7.A cyclist rides around a perfectly circular track with centre O. At every moment of the ride, the distance from O to the cyclist is exactly the same. Which term names this fixed distance?
- 8.A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
- 9.A diameter divides a circle into two equal halves. Write down the special name given to each of these two halves.
- 10.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.
- 11.A circle has diameter 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the circumference of the circle.
- 12.A chord divides a circle into two regions, one larger than the other. Write down the term used for the smaller of these two regions.
- 13.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?
- 14.The curved part of a circle's circumference, between two points on the circle, has its own name. Write down this name.
- 15.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° at the centre. Write down what fraction of the whole circle this sector represents.
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