Angle Vocab

Question 1

parallel

Answer 1

lines that will never cross and are the same distance apart and may go on forever ( will not cross if they go on & on )

Question 2

arc

Answer 2

part of a circle that represents an angle between two intersecting lines

Question 3

angles

Answer 3

when lines intersect they form angles and angles are the space or shapes that formed between the intersecting lines - They meet at a vertex
Name angles and points

Question 4

perpendicular

Answer 4

lines that form square corners when they intersect + they form right angles

Question 5

right angles

Answer 5

lines that form it are perpendicular and the angle measures 90 degrees

Question 6

intersection

Answer 6

when lines cross they cross at a point called an intersection

Question 7

acute angles

Answer 7

angles that are less than a right angle; less than 90 degrees

Question 8

obtuse angles

Answer 8

angles greater than a right angle; greater than 90 degrees

Question 9

straight angle

Answer 9

straight line - two rays pointing in opposite directions

Question 10

Complementary (angles)

Answer 10

two angles that form a right angle are called complementary angles (90 degrees)

Question 11

supplementary (angles)

Answer 11

two angles combine to form a straight angle (180 degrees)

Question 12

vertex

Answer 12

the point where two rays meet

Question 13

congruent

Answer 13

having the same measure

Question 14

degrees

Answer 14

a measurement used to measure angles ( small amount ) symbol= degrees

Question 15

protractor

Answer 15

a tool that measures angles