Basic Geometry Terms Quiz

Which term describes an angle that is less than 90 degrees?

• acute angle

• adjacent angles

• angle bisector

• complementary angles

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

What do you call two angles that share a common side and a common vertex but do not overlap?

• adjacent angles

• complementary angles

• collinear points

• axiom

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

What is the term for a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint?

• angle

• between

• collinear points

• acute angle

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What is the name for a ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles?

• angle bisector

• adjacent angles

• complementary angles

• axiom

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Which term refers to a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true?

• axiom

• angle

• complementary angles

• between

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

What is the term used to describe a point that lies on the line segment joining two other points?

• between

• angle bisector

• collinear points

• acute angle

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What do you call points that lie on the same straight line?

• collinear points

• adjacent angles

• angle

• complementary angles

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

What is the term for two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees?

• complementary angles

• adjacent angles

• acute angle

• angle bisector

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

What are adjacent angles?

• Two angles that share a common vertex and side, but have no common interior points.

• Two angles that add up to 180°.

• Two angles that are always equal.

• Two angles that do not share any points.

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

What is the measure of an acute angle?

• Greater than 0° and less than 90°

• Exactly 90°

• Greater than 90° and less than 180°

• Exactly 180°

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1