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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A unit used to measure short amounts of time; equal to sixty seconds






2. A figure that does not start and end at the same point






3. Part of a line that has one endpoint & extends forever in only one direction






4. The greatest number that is a factor of 2 or more numbers.






5. The difference between adjoining numbers on an axis of a graph.






6. To find a number that is close to an exact amount






7. The smallest of the nonzero common multiples of 2 numbers






8. A triangle with at least 2 sides of the same length






9. The distance around a circle






10. A diagram used to organize outcomes of an experiment.






11. The result of using smaller numbers to estimate a sum or product. The estimate is smaller than the actual answer.






12. A 3-dimensional solid figure with flat surfaces






13. An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle






14. A graph in the shape of a circle that show what part of the whole each portion of the data represents.






15. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






16. Exact location in space






17. Refers to numbers or objects that are in order from greatest to least






18. A customary unit of weight; one ___ is equal to 2000 pounds






19. A figure divided along one line - resulting in two parts that are mirror images of each other






20. The number that divides the dividend






21. The amount of time that passes from the start of an activity to the end of an activity






22. A parallelogram with all sides the same length






23. A tool used for linear measurement






24. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 cups






25. Numerals based on the ancient roman system; I=one - V=five - X=ten - etc






26. A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.






27. The least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators of 2 fractions.






28. Operations that undo each other; addition and subtraction; multiplication and division






29. A move such as a slide - flip - or turn that does not change the size or shape of a figure






30. The change in the position of a figure that moves it around a point






31. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






32. To divide an object into two equal parts






33. An event that will always happen






34. A clock that shows time with digits and a colon






35. A fraction that has a numerator and denominator with one as their only common factor






36. A customary unit of length or distance; one __ is equal to 5 -280 feet






37. The number that appears most often in a set of data






38. The ten symbols 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 and 9






39. A letter - such as n - that stands for a number in an expression or an equation






40. Collected information






41. When a set or object is divided into the same parts






42. The name for a letter or symbol that stands for a number or set of numbers






43. Two numbers that locate a point on a grid; also coordinates






44. A collection of one or more outcomes






45. A metric unit of mass; 1 -000 ___ equal 1 gram






46. A unit of measure for angles






47. The result of multiplying two numbers






48. A whole number that has more than two factors






49. This is a property in which the order of two or more addends (or multiples) can be changed and the sum (or product) will be the same






50. The amount of time equal to seven days