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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.
Circle definitions and parts of a circle worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
- 2.A circle is drawn on a page. Write down how many radii can be drawn in the circle.
- 3.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.
- 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 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.
- 6.A chord divides a circle into two segments of different sizes. Write down the name given to the smaller of the two segments.
- 7.A circle has diameter 10 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the circumference of the circle.
- 8.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.
- 9.A chord is drawn across a circle, dividing the circle into two regions. Write down the name of one of these two regions.
- 10.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.
- 11.A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
- 12.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.
- 13.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.
- 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 circle has a radius of 3 cm. Work out the diameter of the circle.
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