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






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






3. 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).






4. One of four equal parts.






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. The top number in a fraction.






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






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






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






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






15. The answer to a division problem.






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






17. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






19. The average of a set of numbers.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. A number in front of a variable






28. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






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






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 number that occurs most often in a set of data.






33. To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms.






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. To explain the meaning of.






43. The answer to a multiplication problem.






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






45. The total when numbers are added.






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






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






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






49. 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)






50. 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)