Math Vocabulary Flashcards
Point
The exact location
Line Segment
A part of a line
Ray
Line that extends forever
Line
Dots connecting 2 points
Plane
Flat line that extends forever
Congruent
Same size, same shape
Acute Angle
An angle that is below 90 degrees
Right Angle
Angle that is equal to 90 degrees
Obtuse Angle
Angle that is more than 90 degrees
Straight Angle
Angle that is equal to 180 degrees
Reflex Angle
An angle that is more than 180 degrees
Complementary Angles
2 angles that add up to 90 degrees
Supplementary Angles
2 angles that add up to 180 degrees
Perpendicular lines
2 lines that intersect at a 90 degree angle
Parallel lines
2 lines that will never touch
Skew lines
2 different planes with angles that do not intersect but are not parallel
Adjacent Angles
2 angles right next to eachother
Vertical Angles
2 angles across from another
Triangle
A polygon with 3 sides
Quadrilateral
Polygon with 4 sides
Pentagon
Polygon with 5 sides
Hexagon
Polygon with 6 sides
Septagon/Heptagon
Polygon with 7 sides
Octagon
Polygon with 8 sides