Geometry Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for the absolute value of the difference between the coordinates of any two points?

Back

Distance

Front

What geometric object is represented by a single dot in space and has no dimension?

Back

Point

Front

What is the term for a geometric object that is finite and has 2 endpoints?

Back

Line Segment

Front

What geometric object has one endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction?

Back

Ray

Front

True or False: When naming a Ray, the order of the points does not matter.

Back

False

Front

What is a straight path that extends infinitely in both directions called?

Back

Line

Front

What is the term for a flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions?

Back

Plane

Front

What do we call the midpoint of a line segment?

Back

The point that divides the segment into two equal parts.

Front

What is the term for the distance between two points on a line segment?

Back

Length

Front

What is the term for two lines that never intersect?

Back

Parallel Lines