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SarahGeometryTerms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Point | Location in Space |
| Line | Points connected in a straight path that goes on in both directions forever. |
| Line Segment | A part of a line with two end points |
| Ray | A part of a line with only one end point |
| Parallel Lines | Two lines that never cross |
| Intersecting Lines | Two lines that will cross at some point |
| Perpendicular Lines | Two lines that for a right angle |
| Angle | Two rays that share the same end point |
| Vertex | A shared end point on an angle |
| Right Angle | a 90 degree angle |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees |
| Acute Angle | An angle less than 90 degrees |
| Straight Angle | An angle of exactly 180 degrees |
| Triangle | A 3-sided polygon |
| Right Triangle | A triangle that has a 90 degree angle |
| Obtuse Triangle | A triangle that has one angle bigger than 90 degrees |
| Acute Angle | A triangle that has all 3 sides less than 90 degrees. |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle where no sides are the same length |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle where at least 2 sides are the same length |
| Equilateral Triangle | A triangle with all 3 sides of equal length |
| Polygon | A closed figure made with 3 or more line segments that may not overlap |
| Congruent | Equal Measure |
| Convex Polygon | All angles pointed outward |
| Concave polygon | One or more angles pointed in "Caved in" |
| Regular Polygon | Sides and angles are all congruent |
| Decagon | 10-sided polygon |
| undecagon | 11-sided polygon |
| nonagon | 9-sided polygon |
| octagon | 8-sided polygon |
| heptagon | 7-sided polygon |
| hexagon | 6-sided polygon |
| Pentagon | 5-sided polygon |
| quadrilateral | 4-sided polygon |
| triangle | 3-sided polygon |
| perplex angle | an angle larger than 180 degrees |