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Math 8 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Congruent Angles | Angles that measure the same |
| Conversion Factor | Changes something to a different version or form |
| Dilation | Changes the size of the image |
| Proportion | Shows that two ratios are equal |
| Rate | Ratio between two measurements |
| Ratio | Compares two numbers |
| Scale Factor | Number that scales or multiplies an equality |
| Unit Rate | A ratio that is used to compare different kinds of quantities. |
| Percent Change | Expresses a change in a variable |
| Complementary Angles | 2 angles that add up to 90 degrees |
| Congruent | Angles that are the same |
| Line Segment | A part of a line between 2 endpoints |
| Parallel Lines | Lines that lie in the same plane, and are the same distance apart over their entire length. They will never intersect. |
| Parallelogram | A shape with 2 parallel lines |
| Perpendicular Lines | Lines that form congruent adjacent angles |
| Polygon | A closed figure with 3 or more straight sides |
| Reflection | An image that is flipped over the plane |
| Regular Polygon | A polygon with all sides and all angles equal |
| Rhombus | A quadrilateral whose four sides all have the same length. |
| Rotation | The spin of a shape on it's axis |
| Supplementary Angles | 2 angles that add up to 180 degrees |
| Tessellation | A repeating pattern of shapes with no gaps or spaces. |
| Translation | Moving an object on a plane without rotating or resizing. |
| Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides |
| Vertical Angles | The angles opposite each other when two lines cross |
| Factorial | 5!=5x4x3x2x1 |
| Slope | (x1, y1) and (x 2, y 2) |