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






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






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






4. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (base).






5. A part of a whole expressed using a numerator and a denominator.






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






7. The number you are dividing by.






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






9. The left over amount when a number cannot be divided equally.






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






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






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






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






14. A letter or symbol used to represent a number.






15. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself (base).






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






17. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






21. The number you are dividing by.






22. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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).






29. 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.






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






31. A pattern containing numbers.






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






33. The top number in a fraction.






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






35. 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)






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






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






38. One of two equal parts.






39. 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)






40. All of the parts of something.






41. The total when numbers are added.






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






43. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






46. One of two equal parts.






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






48. The left over amount when a number cannot be divided equally.






49. To explain the meaning of.






50. All of the parts of something.