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






2. The top number in a fraction.






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






4. Items that come after each other in a pattern. Example 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 are consecutive even numbers.






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






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






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






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






9. The order in which things happen - The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series.






10. A whole number that can divide evenly into another number without a remainder.






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






12. The answer to a multiplication problem.






13. 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.






14. A number in front of a variable






15. The explanation or answer for a problem






16. A general statement written in numbers - symbols - or words that describes how to determine any term in a pattern or relationship.






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






18. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression






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






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






26. The number you are dividing by.






27. The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros. 1 -000 -000.






28. A number that is subtracted from another number. Example: 9 - 5 = 4 (5 is the '___________.')






29. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






31. A number less than a whole number; uses place value and a decimal point to show values less than one - such as tenths - hundredths - and thousandths.






32. The answer to a subtraction problem.






33. One of four equal parts.






34. A plane formed by the intersection of a horizontal number line called the x-axis and a vertical number line called the y-axis.






35. A repeating arrangement of shapes - colors - numbers - etc.






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






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






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






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






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






41. A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid. The first number tells how far to move horizontally - and the second number tells how far to move vertically. Ex. (1 -3) (3 -9)






42. Items that come after each other in a pattern. Example 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 are consecutive even numbers.






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






44. 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.






45. The order in which things happen - The following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series.






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






47. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






49. The number you are dividing by.






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