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Vocabulary Chapter 8
Math Vocabulary Chapter 8 Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vertex | The point where the two rays meet |
| Right Angle | Exactly 90 degrees |
| Acute Angle | Less than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse Angle | Greater than 90 degrees |
| Straight | Exactly 180 degrees |
| Vertical Angle | Opposite angles formed by the intersection of two lines |
| Congruent | Have the same measure |
| Adjacent Angle | They share a common vertex, a common side, and do not overlap |
| Prism | Three dimensional figure with at least two parallel faces |
| Bases | Congruent faces that are polygons |
| Pyramid | A three dimensional figure with one base that is a polygon |
| Plane | A flat surface that goes on forever in all direction |
| Coplanar | They lie in the same plane |
| Parallel | They will never intersect |
| Polyhedron | A three dimensional figure with flat surface that are polygons |
| Edge | Two planes intersect in a line |
| Face | A flat surface |
| Vertex | Where three or more planes intersect at a point |
| Diagonal | A line segment whose endpoints are vertices that are neither adjacent nor on the same face |
| Cylinder | A three dimensional figure with two parallel congruent circular bases connected by a curved surface |
| Cone | On circular base connected by a curved side to a single vertex |
| Cross Section | The intersection of a solid and plane of the solid |
| Supplementary Angles | If the sum of their measures is 180 degrees |
| Complementary Angles | If the sum of their measures is 90 degrees |
| Acute Triangle | All acute side |
| Right triangle | 1 right triangle |
| Obtuse Triangle | 1 obtuse angle |
| Scalene Triangle | No congruent sides |
| Isosceles Triangle | At least 2 congruent sides |
| Equilateral Triangle | 3 congruent sides |
| Triangle | A figure with three sides and three angles |
| Congruent Segments | Sides with the same length |
| Scale model | Model used to represent objects that are too large or too small to be built at actual size |