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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.A straight line is drawn from the centre of a circle to a point on the circle. Write down the name of this line.
- 2.The curved part of a circle's circumference, between two points on the circle, has its own name. Write down this name.
- 3.A tangent to a circle touches the circle at exactly one point, P. Work out the size of the angle between the tangent and the radius drawn to P.
- 4.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.
- 5.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.
- 6.A sector of a circle has an angle of 90° at the centre. Write down what fraction of the whole circle this sector represents.
- 7.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.
- 8.A circle has a diameter of 4 cm. Work out the radius of the circle.
- 9.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.
- 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.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.
- 12.Every point on a circle is exactly the same distance from one particular point. Write down the name of that point.
- 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 chord divides a circle into two regions, one larger than the other. Write down the term used for the smaller of these two regions.
- 15.A chord is drawn across a circle, dividing the circle into two regions. Write down the name of one of these two regions.
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