Topic 5 Vocabulary

Front

point

Back

an exact location in space

Front

line

Back

straight path of points that goes on in opposite directions

Front

line segment

Back

a part of a line with two endpoints

Front

ray

Back

a part of a line that has one endpoint and continues forever in one direction

Front

parallel lines

Back

lines that never intersect

Front

intersecting lines

Back

lines that pass through the same point

Front

perpendicular lines

Back

lines that intersect to form square angles

Front

polygon

Back

a closed figure that only has straight sides

Front

side

Back

a line segment forming part of a polygon

Front

angle

Back

formed when 2 sides meet