Geometry Vocabulary 2

Front

What are vertical angles?

Back

Congruent angles formed opposite each other by the intersection of two lines.

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

What is a straight angle?

Back

An angle that measures exactly 180 degrees.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a line?

Back

A line is a straight path that extends infinitely in both directions.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

Two items are congruent if they...

Back

have the same size and shape.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What is a point?

Back

A point is a precise location in space that has no size or dimension.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is an acute angle?

Back

An angle that measures less than 90 degrees.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is an obtuse angle?

Back

An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a right angle?

Back

An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a polygon?

Back

A closed figure formed by a finite number of straight line segments.

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1

Front

What is a triangle?

Back

A polygon with three sides and three angles.

Tags

CCSS.2.G.A.1