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Fifth Grade Common Core Math Vocabulary

Subjects : common-core, math, 5th-grade
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The total when numbers are added.






2. Evenly spaced units.






3. A pattern containing numbers.






4. Having the same value or naming the same amount.






5. To explain the meaning of.






6. The plural of vertex - the point where two rays of an angle - two sides of a polygon - or 3 or more edges of a solid figure meet.






7. The order in which one performs mathematical operations. PEMDAS (Parentheses - Exponents - Multiplication/Division - Addition/Subtraction)






8. Breaking down a composite number until all of the factors are prime.






9. The answer to a subtraction problem.






10. The top number in a fraction.






11. A comparison of two or more numbers using division.






12. The number that is subtracted from. Example: 7 - 3 = 4 (7 is the '______.')






13. The answer to a multiplication problem.






14. The amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something contains.






15. A set of two things used together or regarded as a unit






16. The ways that two things are similar -different or otherwise connected. - an association between two or more variables






17. Any one of the ten symbols 0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - or 9 used to write numbers.






18. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






19. To find the answer by using arithmetic; to find out by adding - subtracting - multiplying or dividing; to figure out by reason or logic.






20. The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000 -000






21. An exact location in space - represented by a dot.






22. Operations that undo each other - reversed - opposite operation. Operations that have opposite effects. Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication.






23. A math sentence containing only numbers and operational symbols. (ie. 3 + 2 - 5 - 4)






24. Three-dimensional objects that have height - length and width; such as spheres - cylinders - cones - cubes - rectangular prisms and pyramids. - shapes - appearances - or arrangements






25. The number that is to be divided in a division problem.






26. Operations that undo each other - reversed - opposite operation. Operations that have opposite effects. Subtraction is the inverse operation of addition. Division is the inverse operation of multiplication.






27. Evenly spaced units.






28. A mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal.






29. The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol %.






30. An exact location in space - represented by a dot.






31. Anything that stands for or represents something else - Shapes - mathematical and scientific notations - currency signs - and other visual elements you can insert in documents.






32. The largest number that is a common divisor of a given set of numbers. Ex: GCF of 28 and 36 = 4. The largest number that goes into both 28 and 36 is 4.






33. [ ] - grouping symbols - A pair of symbols used to enclose sections of an expression.






34. A pair of symbols used to enclose sections of an expression. { }






35. A number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number.(ex. The square root of 25 is equal to 5 because 5 times 5 equals 25).






36. The top number in a fraction.






37. A number written as a product of its factors.






38. A number written as a product of its factors.






39. The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000 -000






40. The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros. 1 -000 -000 -000






41. A mathematical phrase that contains operations - numbers - and/or variables - but doesn't have an equal sign






42. A whole number that has exactly two factors - 1 and itself.






43. A way of making sure your answer is reasonable - rounding is a commonly used strategy.






44. A number that tells the position of something in a list; 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - 5th etc.






45. The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data.






46. A pattern containing numbers.






47. All of the parts of something.






48. The middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order.






49. All of the parts of something.






50. The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol %.