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4th Grade Geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Point | A location in space |
| Line Segment | Part of a line with two endpoints |
| Ray | Part of a line with one endpoint |
| Line | Points connected in a straight path that goes on forever |
| Parallel Lines | Lines that never intersect |
| Intersecting Lines | Lines that cross |
| Perpendicular Lines | Lines that intersect to create 90 degree angles |
| Angle | Two rays that share an endpoint |
| Right Angle | 90 degree angle |
| Vertex | The shared endpoint of an angle |
| Acute Angle | Less than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse Angle | Greater than 90 degrees |
| Straight Angle | 180 degrees |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure with three or more sides |
| Triangle | A 3-sided polygon |
| Rectangle | A 4-sided polygon where all angles measure 90 degrees |
| Square | A 4-sided polygon where all angles measure 90 degrees and all sides are equal in length. |
| Pentagon | A 5-sided polygon |
| Hexagon | A 6-sided polygon |
| Heptagon | A 7-sided polygon |
| Octagon | A 8-sided polygon |
| Nonagon | A 9-sided polygon |
| Decagon | A 10-sided polygon |