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4th Grade Geometry
Term | Definition |
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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 |