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






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






4. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






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






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






8. The average of a set of numbers.






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






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






11. The answer to a subtraction problem.






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






13. A portion or piece of a whole.






14. The explanation or answer for a problem






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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.






19. The top number in a fraction.






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






21. To explain the meaning of.






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






23. The explanation or answer for a problem






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






25. The answer to a division problem.






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






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






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






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






30. A portion or piece of a whole.






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






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






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






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






35. The total when numbers are added.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. A pattern containing numbers.






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






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






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






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






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






48. A number in front of a variable






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






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