Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Geometry #1 Vocabulary

Match the word to the definition.

AB
supplementary anglesadd up to 180 degrees
complementary anglesadd up to 90 degrees
obtuse angleangle greater than 90 degrees and less than 280
acute angleangle less than 90 degrees
right angle90 degree angle
congruentsame size and shape
similarsame shape and proportional
line segmenta portion of a line that has beginning and ending point
raya portion of a line that starts at a point and keeps going in other direction
linea continuous set of points going in both directions
pointan exact location in space
scalene triangleno sides are equal
equilateral triangleall sides are equal
isosceles triangletwo sides are equal
angletwo rays from one point
circlea set of continuous points equally distant from the center
circumferencethe distance around the outside of a circle
radiusa line segment from the center to the circumference of a circle
diametera line segemnt passing through the center with endpoints on the circumference
planehas 2 dimensions- length and width
solid figurehas 3 dimensions- length, width, and height
straight angleexactly 180 degrees
intersecting linesmeet at a point
parallel linesnever intersect
perpendicular linesintersect at right angles
diagonal lineslines running at a slant
vertical lineslines running up & down
horizontal lineslines running across



This activity was created by a Quia Web subscriber.
Learn more about Quia
Create your own activities