Points, Lines, & Angles Vocabulary

Front

What are lines in a plane that cross at exactly one point?

Back

Intersecting lines are lines in a plane that cross at exactly one point, forming four angles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What are lines in a plane that are always the same distance apart and never intersect?

Back

Parallel lines are lines in a plane that are always the same distance apart and never intersect.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What type of angle measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?

Back

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

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a straight path of points that continues without end in both directions?

Back

A line is a straight path of points that continues without end in both directions.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What type of angle measures exactly 90 degrees?

Back

A right angle measures exactly 90 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a part of a line that has a fixed starting point and extends infinitely in one direction?

Back

A ray is a part of a line that has a fixed starting point and extends infinitely in one direction.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What do you call two lines that intersect to form right angles?

Back

Perpendicular lines are two lines that intersect to form right angles.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is the term for the space between two intersecting lines?

Back

The angles formed by intersecting lines are the spaces between the lines.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is a line segment?

Back

A line segment is a part of a line that has two endpoints.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is the term for an angle that measures less than 90 degrees?

Back

An acute angle measures less than 90 degrees.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1