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Geometry Quiz 1
1/30/13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| point, line, plane | the three undefined terms in geometry, have general descriptions, not definitions |
| point | location, has no size, represented by a small dot, named with a capital letter |
| line | series of points extending in opposite directions without end, named by two points on a line or one lowercase letter |
| plane | flat surface with no thickness, contains lines and extends without end in the direction of its lines, named by a single capitol letter or three or more points not on the same line |
| space | the set of all points |
| angle | formed by two rays with the same endpoint |
| segment | part of a line consisting of two endpoints and all points between them |
| ray | part of a line consisting of one endpoint and all of the points of the line on one side of the endpoint |
| circle | the set of all points equidistant from a given point called the center |
| collinear | points that lie on the same line |
| coplanar | points that lie on the same plane |
| oblique | lines or planes that intersect but not at a right angle |
| skew | noncoplanar lines that dont interesct |
| parallel lines | coplanar lines that dont intersect |
| perpendicular lines | lines that intersect to form right angles |
| postulate (axiom) | accepted statement of fact |
| Through any two points there is exactly one _____. | line |
| If 2 lines intersect, they intersect in a ______. | point |
| If 2 planes interect, they intersect on a _______. | line |