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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. 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.






2. The average of a set of numbers.






3. 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.






4. 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).






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






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






7. One of two equal parts.






8. A number in front of a variable






9. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






11. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






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






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






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






16. To explain the meaning of.






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






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






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






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






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






22. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






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






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






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






28. One of two equal parts.






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






30. The explanation or answer for a problem






31. 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)






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






33. One of four equal parts.






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






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






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






37. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






40. 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)






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






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






43. The smallest number that is a common multiple of a given set of numbers. Ex: LCM of 6 and 8 = 24. The smallest number they both divide into is 24.






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. All of the parts of something.






49. The answer to a division problem.






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