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Geometry Topic 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A straight path of points that goes on and on in two directions. | line |
| Lines that cross at one point. | intersecting lines |
| Two intersecting lines that form right angles. | Perpendicular lines |
| In a plane, lines that never intersect. | Parallel lines |
| An exact location in space. | Point |
| An endless flat surface. | Plane |
| A figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint. | Angle |
| An angle that is less than a right angle. | Acute angle |
| An angle that is greater than a right angle. | Obtuse angle |
| A part of a line that has two endpoints. | Line segment |
| An anlge that forms a square corner. | Right angle |
| A part of a line that has one endpoint and continues endlessly in one direction. | Ray |
| An angle that forms a straight line. | Straight angle |
| A tool used to measure and draw angles. | Protractor |
| The measurement used for angles. | Degrees |
| Each of the line segments of a polygon. | Side |
| A polygon with six sides. | hexagon |
| The point where two rays meet to form an angle. The point where the sides of the polygon meet. The point where three or more edges meet in a solid figure that does not roll. The pointed part of a cone. | Vertex (plural,vertices) |
| A polygon with five sides. | Pentagon |
| A polygon with eight sides. | Octagon |
| A polygon with four sides. | Quadrilateral |
| A closed plane figure made up of line segments. | Polygon |
| A polygon with three sides. | Triangle |
| A triangle with three acute angles. | Acute triangle |
| A triangle that has at least two equal sides. | Isosceles triangle |
| A triangle in which all sides are the same length. | Equilateral triangle |
| A triangle in which there is one right angle. | Right triangle |
| A triangle in which there is one obtuse angle. | Obtuse triangle. |
| A quadrilateral in which opposite sides are parallel. | Parallelogram |
| A triangle in which no sides are the smae length. | Scalene triangle |
| A quadrilateral in which opposite sides are parallel and all sides are the same length. | Rhombus |
| A quadrilateral with four right angles. | Rectangle |
| A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides. | Trapezoid |
| A quadrilateral with four right angles and all sides the same length. | Square |