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5th Grade Geometry Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| point | an exact location in space |
| line | an endless collection of points along a straight path |
| line segment | part of a line that has two endpoints |
| ray | part of a line that has one endpoint and extends endlessly in the other direction |
| plane | an endless, flat surface that is named by any three points not on the same line |
| intersecting lines | lines that cross at one point |
| parallel lines | lines in the same plane that never intersect |
| perpendicular lines | two lines that intersect at right angles |
| right angle | an angle with a measurement of 90 degrees |
| acute angle | an angle with a measure less than 90 degrees |
| obtuse angle | an angle with a measure greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees |
| straight angle | an angle with a measurement of 180 degrees |
| polygon | a closed figure made up or three or more line segments |
| triangle | has three sides and three angles |
| quadrilateral | has four sides and four angles |
| pentagon | has five sides and five angles |
| hexagon | has six sides and six angles |
| octagon | has eight sides and eight angles |
| regular polygon | all sides have equal length and all angles have equal measure |
| equilateral triangle | a triangle with all sides and angles equal |
| scalene triangle | a triangle that has no congruent (equal) sides |
| isosceles triangle | a triangle where two sides are the same length |