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6th Grade Geometry Vocabulary Part I

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PointExact Location
LineStraight Path that extends without end in opposite directions
Planeflat surface that extends without end in all directions
Line Segment2 endpoints and all the points between the endpoints
RayOne endpoint with a ray extending without end in one direction
Acute AngleAngle measuring less than 90 degrees
Right AngleAngle measuring exactly 90 degrees
Obtuse AngleAngle measuring more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees
Straight AngleAngle measuring exactly 180 degrees
CongruentSame size and shape
Vertical Anglesformed opposite of each other when 2 lines intersect...have the same measure
Adjacent AnglesSide by side angles that have a common vertex and ray...add up to 180 degrees
Complementary Angles2 angles with a sum of 90 degrees
Supplementary Angles2 angles with a sum of 180 degrees
Parallel Lineslines in the same plane that never intersect
Perpendicular LinesLines that intersect to form 90 degree angles, or right angles
Skew LinesLines that lie in different planes and will never intersect
Acute TriangleHas 3 acute angles
Obtuse TriangleHas 1 obtuse angle
Right TriangleHas 1 right angle
Scalene TriangleHas no congruent sides
Isosceles TriangleHas 2 congruent sides
Equilateral TriangleHas 3 congruent sides
TrianglePolygon with 3 sides
QuadrilateralPolygon with 4 sides
PentagonPolygon with 5 sides
HexagonPolygon with 6 sides
OctagonPolygon with 8 sides
HeptagonPolygon with 7 sides
NonagonPolygon with 9 sides
DecagonPolygon with 10 sides
DodecagonPolygon with 12 sides
ParallelogramQuadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and congruent; opposite angles are congruent
RectangleQuadrilateral with 4 right angles; opposite sides are parallel and congruent
RhombusQuadrilateral with 4 congruent sides; opposite angles are congruent
SquareQuadrilateral with 4 congruent sides; all angles are right angles
TrapezoidQuadrilateral with exactly 2 parallel sides; may have 2 right angles
Polygonclosed figure formed by 3 or more straight line segments
Regular PolygonPolygon in which all sides and angles are congruent
TransformationMovement of a figure without changing its size or shape
TranslationMovement of a figure along a straight line (slide)
RotationMovement of a figure around a point (turn)
ReflectionMovement of a figure by flipping it over a line to create a mirror image (flip)


6th Grade Math & Campus Technologist
Barbara C. Jordan Intermediate School

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