TERMS RELATED TO

CIRCLES
 OBJECTIVES:
•Define terms related to circles
•Identify the terms related to
circle
Who among you
prepared fruits during
New Year?
What are the terms
related to circle?
ACTIVITY 1: KNOW MY TERMS AND
CONDITION
Name
Terms Related Description/
from the Symbol
to Circles Definition
Figure
1. Radius
2. diameter
3. chord
4. Semicircle
5. Minor Arc
6. Major Arc
7. Central Angle

8. Inscribed
Angle
9. Tangent
10. Secant
 L Tangent
Minor arc
Semi circle J
diameter
chord
center Central angle
Inscribed angle A

radius

E N Secant
Major arc
 L Tangent
Minor arc
Semi circle J
diameter
chord
center Central angle
Inscribed angle A

radius

E N Secant
Major arc
 TERMS RELATED TO CIRCLE
Name
Terms Related to Description/
from the Symbol
Circles Definition
Figure

1. Radius 𝐴𝑁 Segment joining the center and a point on the circle

•
segment joining two points on the circle that passes
2. diameter 𝐴𝐸 through the center of the circle.
3. chord 𝐸𝐿 segment joining two points on the circle
4. Semicircle ෢
𝐽𝐿𝐸 ෟ half the circle
5. Minor Arc ෡
𝐽𝐿 ෟ arc measure less than 1800
6. Major Arc ෢
𝐽𝐿𝑁 ෟ arc measure greater than 1800 but less than 3600
angle formed whose vertex is the center of the circle
7. Central Angle ∠𝐽𝐴𝑁 ∠ and whose sides are the radius of the circle
angle formed whose vertex is on the circle and
8. Inscribed Angle ∠𝐿𝐸𝐽 ∠ whose sides are the chords of the circle
9. Tangent ി
𝐿 line that touches exactly one point on the circle
 ACTIVITY: GETTING TO KNOW YOU
MORE
R Identify the 3. 𝑅𝑇 ෣
8. 𝑅𝑈𝑉
U following: 4. ∠𝑅𝑉𝑆 9. ∠𝑅𝑇𝑆
T
S 1. Name the 5. 𝑆𝑉
෢ 10.𝑅𝑉
V circle
6. 𝑆𝑉
෣
2. 𝑅 𝑈𝑆
7. ∠𝑆𝑇𝑉
ANSWERS • 1. circle T.
• 2. major arc
• 3. radius
• 4. inscribed angle
• 5. minor arc
• 6. chord
• 7. central angle
• 8. semi circle
• 9. Central angle
• 10. diameter
 TO SUM IT UP!
•What are the terms related to circles?
•How do they differ to each other?
•What are the symbols used in naming
them?
ACTIVITY: IDENTIFY AND NAME ME

Use the 1. 𝑃𝑄 ෣
7. 𝑀𝑁𝑃
figure on 2. 𝑀𝑂 8. ∠𝑀𝑄𝑃
the right to
3. 𝑀𝑁 9. ∠𝑂𝑀𝑁
identify the
4. ෣
𝑀𝑁𝑂 10.∠𝑂𝑄𝑃
terms
related to 5. ෢
𝑀𝑃
circles. 6. ෣
𝑂𝑃𝑀
ANSWERS
• 1. radius
• 2. diameter/ chord
• 3. chord
• 4. semi circle
• 5. minor arc
• 6. semi circle
• 7. major arc
• 8. central angle
• 9. inscribed angle
• 10. central angle