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Math Vocab

Subject : math
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. A triangle with at least 2 sides of the same length






2. A number sentence that includes a variable






3. Positive and negative whole numbers - (0 - 1 - -1 - 2 - -2 - etc.)






4. The form of a number that shows the place value of each digit; Ex. 3 -000+400+50+8






5. An equation that states a rule






6. The comparison of two numbers by division (can be written 9:4 - 9/4 - or 9 to 4)






7. A straight path that extends in both directions forever






8. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






9. The metric unit for measuring temperature






10. Figures that have the same shape






11. The amount of time equal to seven days






12. An amount of time equal to ten years






13. A method of estimating by changing numbers to the place-value of their front digit & then finding the sum or difference






14. A tool used to draw & measure the size of an angle






15. To determine if two quantities are greater than - less than - or equal to each other






16. A table used to show how one quantity is related to another.






17. A solid figure with all points in the set the same distance from the center






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






19. A process that tells which multiple of 10; 100; 1 -000 - etc. a number is closest to






20. A tool used to construct angles






21. The name for the time between midnight and noon






22. The amount a container can hold when filled






23. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






24. Figures that have the same shape. They may or may not have the same size.






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






26. The symbol - ; shows subtraction






27. The number that divides the dividend






28. The vertical number line of a coordinate plane; the 2nd number in an ordered pair






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






30. The amount of time equal to 365 or (366) days






31. Numbers less than zero






32. A table of values which shows one output value for each input value.






33. The number being subtracted from






34. A collection of one or more outcomes






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






36. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 pints






37. The process of taking away objects from a group






38. A metric unit of mass equal to 1 -000 milligrams






39. The symbol <; shows the first set is smaller than the second set; also fewer






40. A fraction whose numerator is greater than or equal to its denominator.






41. Left to right direction






42. One part of 100 equal parts of a whole






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






44. The name for the numbers that are added in an addition problem






45. The distance between two numbers on a scale of a graph






46. A polygon with 6 sides






47. A triangle in which one angle is an obtuse angle






48. A whole number that has more than two factors






49. The answer to a subtraction problem






50. A line segment where 2 faces meet in a solid figure