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Geometry Ch 3 Vocabulary

Game practice for vocabulary of parallel lines and their angle relationships.

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parallel linesTwo lines, in the same plane and that never intersect.
skew linesTwo lines, not in the same plane and that do not interesect.
parallel planesTwo planes that do not intersect.
transversalA line that intersects two or more lines in a plane at different points.
exterior angles, <1, <2, <7, <8
interior angles, <3, <4, <5, <6
consecutive interior angles, <3 and <5, <4 and <6
alternate interior angles, <3 and <6, <4 and <5
consecutive exterior angles, <1 and <7, <2 and <8
alternate exterior angles, <1 and <8, <2 and <7
corresponding angles, <1 and <5, <2 and <6, <3 and <7, <4 and <8
interiorinside
exterioroutside
consecutivesame side of transversal
alternateopposite sides of transversal
correspondingsame location on X
congruenthas the same measure
perpendicular linesTwo lines that intersect at a right angle.
verticalup and down
horizontalacross
segmentpiece of a line
supplementarytwo angles that add up to 180
complementarytwo angles that add up to 90
congruenthave the same measure
adjacenttwo angles that share a side and a vertex
bisectto cut in half
postulatestatement that is assumed to be true
theoremstatement that can be proven
definitionthe meaning of a word
justifygive a reason for
diagramdrawing
counterexamplea false example


Wilcox High School
Santa Clara, CA

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