Access Point #: MA.912.G.7.In.b (Archived Access Point)


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Identify a plane that divides a sphere in half.

Clarifications:

Relates to a great circle, the line that passes through the center of a sphere, such as the equator or the midline on a basketball.

Number: MA.912.G.7.In.b Category: Independent
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07 Standard: Polyhedra and Other Solids : Describe and make regular and nonregular polyhedra (cube, pyramid, tetrahedron, octahedron, etc.). Explore relationships among the faces, edges, and vertices of polyhedra. Describe sets of points on spheres, using terms such as great circle. Describe symmetries of solids, and understand the properties of congruent and similar solids.

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MA.912.G.7.4: Identify chords, tangents, radii, and great circles of spheres



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