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






2. 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).






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






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






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






6. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A pattern containing numbers.






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






21. A pair of symbols used to set apart parts of a problem so that those parts are done first - example ( ).






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






23. To explain the meaning of.






24. 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.






25. The number that occurs most often in a set of data.






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






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






28. A portion or piece of a whole.






29. 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.






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






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






32. All of the parts of something.






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






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






35. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






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






39. The answer to a subtraction problem.






40. A pair of symbols used to set apart parts of a problem so that those parts are done first - example ( ).






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






42. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






45. The first number in a multiplication problem; the number being multiplied






46. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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






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