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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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).






9. The answer to a division problem.






10. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






12. The bottom number in a fraction.






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






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






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






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






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






18. A number multiplied by itself or when the exponent is 2






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






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






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






22. The number you are dividing by.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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).






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






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






35. The answer to a multiplication problem.






36. A number in front of a variable






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






38. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






41. 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.






42. The answer to a division problem.






43. Evenly spaced units.






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. A pattern containing numbers.






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