Basic Geometry Vocabulary- Geometry Words

A geometric drawing using a limited set of tools.

• Construction
• Theorem
• Conditional Statement
• Postulate

Tags

CCSS.HSG.MG.A.1

A Statement that can be proven

• Axiom
• Postulate
• Theorem
• Converse

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

An unproven statement based on an observation

• Conjecture
• Converse
• Conditional Statement
• Construction 

A specific case for which a conjecture is false

• Construction
• Postulate
• Counterexample
• Conjecture

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.7

A rule that is accepted without proof

• Axiom
• Construction
• Conditional Statement 
• Counterexample

A rule that is accepted without proof

• Postulate
• Converse
• Conjecture
• Theorem

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

A logical statement that has two parts, hypothesis and conclusion. How a Theorem is written

• Counterexample
• Conditional Statement
• Axiom
• Theorem

A statement that is created by switching the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement

• Conditional Statement
• Postulate
• Construction
• Converse

Oscar draws two lines on his paper. The lines are always one inch apart and do not intersect. ​ (a)   can be used to name what Oscar drew.

• Parallel
• Right
• Obtuse
• Perpendicular
• Intersecting