Geometry Vocabulary and Symbols Exploration

What is a point defined as in geometric terms?

• A position in space with thickness

• A position in space with no magnitude and no size

• A position in space with magnitude

• A position in space with size

How is a line represented in a diagram?

• With a dot

• With arrows at each end

• With a circle

• With a square

What does a capital letter usually represent in a geometric diagram?

• A line

• A plane

• A point

• A segment

How can a plane be named?

• Using any three points not on the same line

• Using any two points

• Using a single letter

• Using four points

What is a half line?

• A line with two endpoints

• A line that extends infinitely in one direction

• A line segment

• A line with no endpoints

What is a ray?

• A line with no endpoints

• A line with two endpoints

• A half line that includes the initial point

• A line segment

How is a line segment indicated in a diagram?

• With a circle

• With arrows at each end

• With a square

• With a dash above the two letters

In naming a half line, which letter must be listed first?

• The letter at the end with an arrow

• The letter in the middle

• The letter at the end without an arrow

• Any letter

What are parallel lines?

• Lines that lie in different planes

• Lines that intersect at multiple points

• Lines that lie in the same plane but never meet

• Lines that intersect at one point

What are skew lines?

• Lines that lie in the same plane and never meet

• Lines that do not lie in the same plane and do not meet

• Lines that lie in the same plane and intersect

• Lines that lie in different planes and intersect