Geometry Vocabulary TestMs. Ortiz

1. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the corresponding angles

are congruent

2. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then

the alternate interior angles are congruent.

3. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then

the alternate exterior angles are congruent

4. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the same-sided interior

angles are supplementary.

5. 180(n – 2)

6. 360°

7. When two things are the exactly the same

8. Angles that add up to 180°

9. Angles that add up to 90°

10. Two lines that intersect and form a 90° angle

11. Lines that are in the same plane but never

intersect

12. Two angles that have a common vertex and a

common side

13. In a right triangle, the sum of the areas of the squares whose sides are the legs is equal to the

area of the square whose side is the hypotenuse.

14. Opposite/hypotenuse

15. Adjacent/Hypotenuse

16. Opposite/Adjacent

17. A segment that connects two non-

consecutive vertices

18. A ray that divides the angle into two congruent

adjacent angles

19. When any part of a diagonal lie outside of the

figure

20. When all diagonals lie in the interior of the

polygon

21. The set of points in a plane that are a given

distance form a given point in the plane.

22. An example used to prove that a statement is

false

23. The perimeter of a circle

24. A pair of matching angles or sides that are in

the same spot in two different shapes

25. Cut into two equal parts

26. A chord that contains the center of a circle

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29. A triangle with all angles congruent

30. In a right triangle the side opposite the right

angle

31. The other two sides of a right triangle

32. The point that divides the segment into two congruent segments

33. Made up of two points, has no thickness or width

34. A piece of a line with a starting and an ending

point

35. Making a conclusion by observing data and looking

for patterns

36. Using facts, rules, definitions or properties in

a logical order to prove conjectures are true or

false

37. The amount of space inside the boundary of a

flat (2-dimensional) object.

38. The length of a curve or a line

39. Area around a prism (the sum of the areas of

lateral faces and the bases).

40. The amount of space that a 3D object or substance occupies

41. A Quadrilateral that has four congruent sides

and four right angles.

42. A quadrilateral with four congruent sides

43. A quadrilateral with four right angles

44. A quadrilateral with two pairs of || sides

45. A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel

sides

46. A ratio of the lengths of sides of right triangles.

47. A triangle with one right angle

48. A triangle with one obtuse angle

49. A triangle with all three acute angles

50. A triangle with no congruent sides

51. A triangle with at least two congruent sides

52. Closed figure in a plane formed by segments called

sides

53. A line that intersects two or more lines in the

same plane at a different point

54. The sum of the lengths of any two sides of a

triangle is greater than the length of the third side

55. Two angles that are adjacent and

supplementary

56. To change the position of a shape on a coordinate

plane

57. A flip of a figure, it can be reflected in a line or

plane

58. A transformation that moves all points of a figure the same distance in the

same direction

59. Turning around a center

60. The numeric ratio when comparing

corresponding sides of similar polygons