Angle Vocabulary

Question 1

parallel

Answer 1

lines that will never cross and are the same distance apart and may go on forever ( will not cross if they go on and on

Question 2

arc

Answer 2

part of a circle that represents an angle between two intersecting lines

Question 3

Angles

Answer 3

When lines intersect they form angles and angles are the spaces or shapes that are formed between the intersecting lines They meet at a name angle by names of points

Question 4

perpendicular

Answer 4

lines that form square corners when they intersect. they form right angles

Question 5

right angles

Answer 5

lines that form it are perpendicular and the angle measures 90 degrees

Question 6

intersection

Answer 6

When lines cross at a point called and intersection

Question 7

acute angles

Answer 7

angles that are less than a right angle, less than 90 degrees

Question 8

obtuse angles

Answer 8

angles that are more than a right angle, more than 90 degrees

Question 9

straight angle

Answer 9

straight line-two rays pointing in opposite direction

Question 10

complementary angle

Answer 10

two angles that form a right angle are called complementary angles 90 degrees

Question 11

supplementary

Answer 11

two angles combine to form a straight angle 180 degrees

Question 12

vertex

Answer 12

the point where two rays meet

Question 13

congruent

Answer 13

having the same measure

Question 14

degrees

Answer 14

a measure used to measure angles (small amount)

Question 15

protractor

Answer 15

measures angles