Totally cool Transversals
Take a journey through the love of transversals!

Line I am your Transversal! MUHAAAAAA
Description: Line I am your Transversal! MUHAAAAAA
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Vocabulary Project Words and Websites




1. Transversal- A line that goes across to or more lines

2. Angle- The amount of turning between two lines meeting at a common point

3. Parallel- Lines that are the same distant apart

4. perpendicular- A right angles to the horizon

5. Adjacent angle- Angles next to each other

6. Alternate exterior angle- When twp parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. Angles are on the outside

7. Alternate interior angle- When twp parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. Angles are on the inside.

8. Vertical angle- A line that goes up and down.

9. acute angle- A angle measuring under 90˚

10. obtuse angle- Any angle measuring between 90˚ and 180˚

11. Right angle- A angle measuring exactly 90˚



Key


Parallel Lines- A, B and C, D


Transversal Lines E, F

Adjacent angle-1, 2, 3, 4 5, 6 7, 8


Alternate exterior angle- 1, 3 5, 7


Alternate interior angle- 2, 4 6, 8


Vertical angle- 1, 3 2, 4 5, 7 6, 8

Acute- 2, 4 6, 8

Obtuse- 1, 3 5, 7

Right- none
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