Basic Vocabulary Geometry

What is the correct way to name the figure shown?

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Answer explanation

Remember- rays are named with the endpoint listed first. Opposite rays have the same endpoint and move in opposite directions.

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Basic Geometry Vocabulary

Which of the following is a correct way to name the plane shown?

• plane J

• plane GRP

• plane DRP

• plane JDG

Answer explanation

P alone could be used to name the plane, since it is an upper case cursive letter. Otherwise, three NON-COLLINEAR points are needed to name a plane.

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Basic Geometry Vocabulary

What figure is used to define a specific location in space?

• line

• point

• ray

• line segment

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Basic Geometry Vocabulary

Two planes intersect at a.......

• point

• line segment

• line

• plane

Answer explanation

Two planes intersect at a line.

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Basic Geometry Vocabulary

The set of all points in a plane that lie the same distance from a single point in the plane is a

• plane

• circle

• space

• line

What is it called when points lie on the same line.

• Midpoint

• Coplanear

• Segment Bisector

• Collinear

What are the arrows pointing to?

• Ray

• Endpoints

• Midpoint

• Vertex

Consists of an endpoint A and all points on AB that lie on the same of A as B.

• Line Segment

• Ray

• Point

• Vertex

What is this Symbol called?

• Congruent

• Equal

• Parallel Lines

• Angle

Points that lie in the same plane.

• Colinear

• Intersection

• Parallel Planes

• Coplanear