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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.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.
- 2.A circular table mat has diameter 20 cm. Yasmin has a 70 cm length of ribbon and sews it around the edge of the mat with no overlap. Using π = 3.14, work out how much ribbon is left over after going around the mat once.
- 3.Every point on a circle is exactly the same distance from one particular point. Write down the name of that point.
- 4.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.
- 5.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° at the centre. Write down what fraction of the whole circle this sector represents.
- 6.A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
- 7.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
- 8.The curved part of a circle's circumference, between two points on the circle, has its own name. Write down this name.
- 9.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?
- 10.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.
- 11.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.
- 12.A circle has diameter 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the circumference of the circle.
- 13.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?
- 14.A circle has a diameter of 4 cm. Work out the radius of the circle.
- 15.A chord divides a circle into two segments of different sizes. Write down the name given to the smaller of the two segments.
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