Exploring Diameter
A Grade 5 math worksheet focused on understanding and calculating the diameter of circles.
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Exploring Diameter
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.
1. What is the definition of a diameter?
A line segment from the center to a point on the circle.
A line segment that connects two points on the circle and passes through the center.
The distance around the circle.
The area inside the circle.
2. If the radius of a circle is 7 cm, what is its diameter?
7 cm
14 cm
3.5 cm
21 cm
3. The diameter of a circle is always times its radius.
4. A line segment that goes from one side of a circle to the other and passes through the center is called the .
5. Draw a circle and label its diameter. If the diameter measures 10 units, what is the radius?
6. The diameter is the shortest distance across a circle.
True
False