Geometry Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 8

What is the term for angles that are on opposite sides of a transversal and outside the two lines it intersects?

• Corresponding angles

• Alternate exterior angles

• Interior angles

• Remote interior angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Which theorem states that in a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides?

• Converse of the Pythagorean theorem

• Pythagorean theorem

• Triangle theorem

• Isosceles triangle theorem

Tags

CCSS.8.G.B.8

What is the longest side of a right triangle called?

• Leg

• Hypotenuse

• Vertex

• Line segment

What do you call a triangle with two sides of equal length?

• Right triangle

• Obtuse triangle

• Isosceles triangle

• Scalene triangle

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.2

Which type of angles are formed when a transversal crosses two parallel lines and are in matching corners?

• Alternate interior angles

• Corresponding angles

• Exterior angles

• Remote interior angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

What is the term for a line that intersects two or more lines at different points?

• Parallel line

• Perpendicular line

• Transversal

• Line segment

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What is the term for angles that are on opposite sides of a transversal and inside the two lines it intersects?

• Alternate interior angles

• Alternate exterior angles

• Corresponding angles

• Remote interior angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

What is the term for the point where two sides of a triangle meet?

• Leg

• Vertex

• Hypotenuse

• Line segment

Which type of triangle has one angle greater than 90 degrees?

• Right triangle

• Isosceles triangle

• Obtuse triangle

• Acute triangle

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.2

What is the term for the two sides of a right triangle that form the right angle?

• Legs

• Hypotenuse

• Vertex

• Line segment