Chapter 1: Points, Lines, Planes and Angles Flashcards
A location in space. It has no length, width, or thickness. It is represented by a dot.
Point
The dot represents a point but it is not a point.
True
A dot, unlike a point, has a ___.
size
A point is designated by a capital letter ___ to the dot.
a. below
b. top
c. next
C. Next
Has length but has no width or thickness
Line
A line is designated is designated by the capital of any ___ points or by a _____ letter.
two, small
May be straight, curved, or a combination of three.
Line
Generated by a point moving always in the same direction. It has unlimited in extent. It can be extended in either direction indefinitely.
Straight Line
Generated by a point moving in a continuously changing direction
Curved Line
Part of a straight line beginning at a given point and extending limitlessly in one direction.
Ray
Has length and width but no thickness.
Surface
A surface such as a straight line connecting any two of its points entirely in it.
Plane surface (or plane)
The part of a straight line between two points including those two points
Line Segment
Two points in a line segment
Endpoints
Represented by a straight line over two capital letters representing its two points
Line segment
If a line segment is divided into parts:
- The length of the whole line segment ___ the sum of the lengths of its parts.
Equals
A number written beside a line segment designates its length.
True
If a line segment is divided into parts:
The length of the whole line segment is ___ than the length of any part.
Greater