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4th Grade Geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angles | the amount between two rays that have same endpoint(vertex). Measured in degrees |
| Right Angle | An angle measuring 90°. |
| Acute Angle | An angle measuring less than 90° |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle measuring more than 90° |
| Straight Angle | An angle measuring 180°. |
| Degrees | a unit for measuring the size of an angle, symbol º. |
| Protractor | an instrument used to measure angles in degrees. |
| Rays | A line with a start point but no end point |
| Vertex (Vertices) | A point where two or more rays of an angle meet |
| Line of symmetry | line that divides a figure into two congruent parts, each of which is the mirror image of the other |
| Parallel | same distance apart and never touching |
| Perpendicular | Intersecting lines that form right angles. |
| Square | a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles; |
| Rectangle | a quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite equal parallel sides, four right angles . |
| Right Trapezoid | a trapezoid with a right angle |
| Quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles |
| Parallelogram | a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and opposite angles that are equal. |
| Rhombus | A quadrilateral with 4 equal sides and opposite sides are parallel. |
| Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides. |
| Acute triangle | A triangle with 3 acute angles |
| Obtuse triangle | A triangle with one obtuse angle. |
| Right triangle | A triangle with one right angle. |
| Polygons | A closed figure with three or more straight sides. |
| Perimeter | The distance around a figure. |
| Area | The size a surface takes up, measured in square units |
| Attribute | A characteristic of a shape. |
| Classify | To arrange in groups by attribute |
| Line Segment | A section of a line, with two endpoints |
| Intersect | To cross over one another. |
| Intersecting Lines | Lines that to cross over one another. |
| Figure | Shape |
| Horizontal Line | A line parallel to the horizon. |
| Vertical Line | A line at right angles to the horizon. |