any websites will help
examples too
maybe i am spelling it wrong - help
2006-10-26 09:47:22 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
what does it have to do with science?
2006-10-26 09:56:07 · update #1
i agree with J H.....it is like doing tiles...no overlaps...(where the objects meet at no overlap is 360 degrees)...for example, six equilateral triangles can tessellate because each of their edges is 60 degrees...60 times 6 is 360....(60 for the degree angle for each triangle and 6 for 6 triangles...
another example: 2 squares and 3 equilateral triangles can tessellate because each angle of a square is 90 degrees and 60 degrees for equilateral triangle
90+90+60+60+60=360 degrees...
you can try a lot of tessellations using other shapes such as pentagon, hexagon, etc.....just find their angle measure and add them to make 360 degrees..if they do not make 360, then you know it is not a tessellation
just think of 360!
2006-10-26 10:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by Benv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tessellation is any shape that can be put together to cover an entire area with no holes for instance; you can put squares together in such a way that there is no space in between, and also hexagons. Pentagons can not be put together without creating some "lost" space.
2006-10-26 17:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by orendakc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, a tesselation is a geometric property, not a geological one. And it is a repeating pattern. It may contain objects of different shapes and sizes, but they must repeat eventually. I think these are only used with shapes, but they might be for #'s too. I don't think so though.
2006-10-26 16:58:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering a plane without any gaps or overlaps.
2006-10-26 16:50:28 · answer #4 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tessellate |ËtesÉËlÄt| (also tesselate) verb [ trans. ] decorate (a floor) with mosaics. • Mathematics cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape, without gaps or overlapping. DERIVATIVES tessellation |ËtesÉËlÄ sh Én| (also tesselation) noun ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from late Latin tessellat-, from the verb tessellare, from tessella, diminutive of tessera (see tessera ).
I have no idea what it's asked or related to earth science.
2006-10-26 17:10:37 · answer #5 · answered by Kristen H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
google.com
they have a definition in the corner near the search time is and number of results, it will segest a word if it aint spelled right
2006-10-26 16:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by KillaX 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessellation. You only missed it by one S. Hope this helps
2006-10-26 16:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by TJ's Dad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋