Geometric Terms
Two lines or lines segments that never touch.
Parallel lines
A triangle with three sides the same length.
Equilateral triangle
A quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel sides, all sides are congruent(equal), and four right angles.
Square
What is the next big holiday coming up?
Valentine's Day
A part of a line with one endpoint that extends forever in one direction.
Ray
A triangle that has at least 2 sides the same length.
Isosceles triangle
A quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel sides, opposite sides are equal, and four right angles.
Rectangle
What has to be broken before you can eat it?
An egg
Two rays joined at a common endpoint call the vertex.
Angle
A triangle that has no sides the same length.
Scalene
A quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel sides, all sides are equal, but has NO right angles.
Rhombus
A piano
Lines or line segments that meet or cross at one point.
Intersecting lines
What type of triangle has one angle that measures 90 degrees.
Right triangle.
A quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel sides, opposite sides are equal, and has NO right angles.
Parallelogram
What is as big as an elephant, but weighs nothing?
An elephant's shadow
Lines or line segments that meet or intersect to form a right angle.
Perpendicular Lines
If an equilateral triangle has one side that measure 6 inches, what do the other two sides have to measure?
6 inches each
This quadrilateral has only one pair of parallel sides.
Trapezoid
Why is a teddy bear never hungry?
Because he is stuffed.