geometry vocabulary quiz

point

an exact location in space

line

straight path of points that goes on forever in two directions

line segment

a part of a line with two endpoints

ray

a part of a line with one endpoint and extends forever in one direction

parallel lines

lines that never cross and stay the same distance apart

intersecting lines

lines that pass through the same point

perpendicular lines

intersecting lines that form square corners

angle

formed by two rays that have the same endpoint

vertex

a common endpoint

acute angle

a measure between 0 and 90 degrees

right angle

angle with a measure of 90 degrees

obtuse angle

a measure between 90 and 180 degrees

straight angle

a measure of 180 degrees

circle

a closed plane figure made up of all the points the same distance from the center

radius

any line segment that connects the center to a point on the circle

diameter

any line segment through the center that connects two points on the circle

chord

any line segment that connects two points on the circle (not through the center)

central angle

an angle whose vertex is the center of a circle