Geometry Vocabulary Flashcards


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Geometry Vocabulary
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an exact spot in space

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Point

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straight path that continues infinitely in two directions

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Line

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part of a line with two endpoints

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Line segment

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part of a line with one endpoint and one arrow that goes on forever

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Ray

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an endless flat surface

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Plane

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lines that never intersect

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parallel

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lines that cross at a 90 degree angle

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perpendicular

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lines that pass through the same point

intersecting lines

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90 degrees

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a right angle

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less than 90 degrees

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acute angle

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greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees

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obtuse angle

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180 degrees

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a straight angle

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same exact measurement(s)

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congruent

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Two angles whose sum is 180°

supplementary angles

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Two angles whose sum is 90°.

Complementary angles

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the pairs of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines (they will be congruent)

vertical angles

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angles that are right next to each other

adjacent angles

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two angles in the same relative position at each intersection in a transversal (where a straight lines cross two parallel lines). These angles are congruent.

corresponding angles

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parallel lines are intersected by another line, the intersecting line is called a ______________________

transversal

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Each pair of these angles are inside the parallel lines, and on opposite sides of the transversal (these angles are congruent)

alternate interior angles

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a pair of angles on the outer side of each of those two parallel lines but on opposite sides of the transversal (these angles are congruent)

Alternate Exterior Angles

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the two inside angles on the same side in a traversal will equal _____

180 degrees (same-side interior angles)

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where two or more line segments or rays meet.

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vertex

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a ruler with no markings on it

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straight edge

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tool used to draw circles and arcs (parts of circles)

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compass

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size of a 2D surface

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area

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distance around a 2D shape

perimeter

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line segment with end points on a circle

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chord

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distance around a circle

circumference

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Figures with corresponding angles that are equal and corresponding sides that are proportional

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similar

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A chord that passes through the center of the circle from one edge to another

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diameter

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A line segment from the center of a circle to the edge

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radius

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The total area on all sides (surfaces) of a figure

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surface area

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The movement of objects in the coordinate plane where image is either similar to or congruent to the pre-image.

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transformation

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A Slide, Each vertex moves the same distance in the same directions

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translation

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A turn, Each vertex is rotated the number of degrees around a rotation point

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rotation

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A Flip, Each vertex is flipped across a line of reflection to result in a mirror image.

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reflection

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a line, segment or ray that goes through the midpoint of a segment

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bisector

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A point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts.

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midpoint

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a part of the circumference of a circle or other curve

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arc

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The amount of space an object takes up.

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volume

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a quadrilateral with four right angles and 4 congruent sides

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square

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a quadrilateral with four right angles

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rectangle

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a quadrilateral with four congruent sides

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rhombus

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A quadrilateral with two sets of congruent lines that are adjacent to each other.

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kite

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A triangle with all acute angles

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acute triange

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A triangle with one obtuse angle and two acute angles

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obtuse triangle

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A triangle with one 90 degree angle

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right triangle

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A triangle with all congruent sides

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equilateral triangle

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A triangle with at least two congruent sides

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isosceles

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A triangle with no congruent sides

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scalene triangle

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quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides are parallel

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parallelogram

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A closed figure formed by three or more line segments that do not cross.

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polygon

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four sided polygon

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four sided polygon

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A polygon with congruent sides and angles

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regular polygon

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a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides

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trapezoid

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A set of points in the same plane equal distance from the center.

circle

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A set of all points in space that are the same distance from the center point.

sphere

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A 3D object where the rectangular faces are perpendicular to the base shape. The base can be any shape.

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right prism

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3D object with a circular base and one vertex

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cone

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A prism with triangular faces that meet at one point, a vertex and base that is a polygon.

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pyramid

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A prism with two congruent parallel bases that are circles.

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cylinder

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A rectangular prism with faces that are all squares

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cube

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A line that intersects a curve (or circle) in at least two distinct points.

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Secant

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A line that touches a curve (or circle) at exactly one point.

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Tangent (to a circle)

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An angle whose vertex is the center O of a circle and whose legs (sides) are radii intersecting the circle in two distinct points A and B.

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Central Angle

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

The ratio between the side opposite of an angle and the hypotenuse.

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

Sine

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

The ratio between the side adjacent to an angle and the hypotenuse.

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

Cosine

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

The ratio between the side opposite of an angle and the side adjacent to the angle.

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

Tangent (as a triangle ratio)

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

Exterior Angles Theorem

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*Secondary 2 and higher only*

The exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles