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Math Geometry Vocabulary

The document defines key geometry vocabulary terms like point, line, ray, line segment, vertex, angle, plane, and polygon. It explains these terms and provides visual examples. Geometry is important in fields like art and construction.

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Math Geometry Vocabulary

The document defines key geometry vocabulary terms like point, line, ray, line segment, vertex, angle, plane, and polygon. It explains these terms and provides visual examples. Geometry is important in fields like art and construction.

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Geometry Vocabulary

Mr. Fiore
&
Mr. Ryan
What is Geometry?
Geometry is the study of shapes
They studied Geometry in Ancient
Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
Geometry is important in the art and
construction fields
POINT
A POINT is an exact location on a graph,
shape or in “space”.
The Hershey Kiss is a POINT on the line

●
LINE
A LINE goes in opposite directions and
never, never, never ends.

Imagine if this Twizzler went on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever
RAY
A RAY is part of a line, but it has one
endpoint and the other end keeps going.

Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Endpoint
ENDPOINT
An ENDPOINT is a point at the end of a
ray or line segment.

Endpoint
LINE SEGMENT
A LINE SEGMENT is part of a ray or line.
It has two endpoints

Line
Segment
Line ● ● Line
●
Endpoints Ray
VERTEX
A VERTEX is a fancy name for “angle”
Two rays or lines that have the same
endpoint make a VERTEX/angle
VERTEX/angles are measured in
“degrees”
When two
lines cross,
they make
vertex/angles
The Corners of a
square are its
vertex/angles
CONGRUENT
CONGRUENT means the “same”
CONGRUENT LINE SEGMENTS means
two line segments are the same
CONGRUENT Vertex/Angles means two
angles are the same
● ●
● ●

The Hershey & Crunch Bar are a Congruent size


VERTICAL LINE
A VERTICAL LINE goes up & down

The candy
bars are
vertical
HORIZONTAL LINE
A HORIZONTAL LINE goes “across” (left
and right)

The candy bars are


Horizontal
PLANE
 A PLANE (no, not the one that flies!) is a flat
surface that goes on forever in all directions.
 Imagine sitting on a row boat in the middle
of the ocean. No matter which way you
look…all you see is water…forever.
OPEN & CLOSED FIGURES
A CLOSED FIGURE/SHAPE starts and
ends at the same point.
An OPEN FIGURE/SHAPE does NOT
start and end at the same point.
CLOSED OPEN
Start
Start

●
● ● End

End
POLYGON
A POLYGON is a “closed” shape
A POLYGON is made up of line segments
that do not cross.
The number of sides gives a POLYGON
its name NOT POLYGON

POLYGON
PROTRACTOR
We use a PROTRACTOR to measure
vertex/angles in degrees
4 TYPES OF ANGLES
ACUTE ANGLES are less than 90°
4 TYPES OF ANGLES
RIGHT ANGLES measure exactly 90 °
The
“square”
symbol
means 90’
4 TYPES OF ANGLES
OBTUES ANGLES are greater than 90 °
but less than 180 °
4 TYPES OF ANGLES
STRAIGHT ANGLE is exactly 180 °
ANGLES
When you “name” an angle. The
vertex/angle “letter/number” goes in the
center of the label
B

A C

If I wanted to know the measurement of Angle


A…I would ask:” What is the measurement for
BAC?” (Notice A is in the center)
The End
Once you study all the “fancy words”,
Geometry is very easy to understand…so
STUDY!
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