POINT
AN EXACT LOCATION IN SPACE REPRESENTED BY A DOT
TO NAME A POINT: ONLY ONE LETTER IS USED
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE:MAPS
LINE
A SET OF POINTS THAT FORM A STRAIGHT PATH THAT
GOES IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WITHOUT ENDING
TO NAME A LINE: ANY TWO POINTS ON THE LINE CAN
NAME THE ENTIRE LINE.
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: NUMBER LINE
LINE SEGMENT
PART OF A LINE BETWEEN TWO ENDPOINTS
TO NAME A LINE SEGMENT: NAME ANY END POINT AND
THEN ANOTHER POINT ON THE LINE
EX: NAMING THE SIDES OF A FIGURE
RAY
PART OF A LINE THAT HAS ONE ENDPOINT AND
CONTINUES WITHOUT END IN ONE DIRECTION
TO NAME A RAY: YOU MUST BEGIN WITH THE ENDPOINT
FOR THE “FIRST NAME” AND ANOTHER POINT FOR THE
“LAST NAME”
REAL WORLD EXAMPLE: NAMING ANGLES