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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.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 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.
- 3.Write down the term for the distance all the way around the edge of a circle.
- 4.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.
- 5.A chord divides a circle into two segments of different sizes. Write down the name given to the smaller of the two segments.
- 6.A circle has circumference 31.4 cm. Using π = 3.14, work out the radius of the circle.
- 7.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.
- 8.A chord is drawn across a circle, dividing the circle into two regions. Write down the name of one of these two regions.
- 9.A straight line is drawn from the centre of a circle to a point on the circle. Write down the name of this line.
- 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.Every point on a circle is exactly the same distance from one particular point. Write down the name of that point.
- 12.The curved part of a circle's circumference, between two points on the circle, has its own name. Write down this name.
- 13.A diameter divides a circle into two equal halves. Write down the special name given to each of these two halves.
- 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 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.
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