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






2. Information collected about people or things






3. A customary unit of capacity equal to 1/3 tablespoon






4. A product of a whole number and another whole number






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






6. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






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






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






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






10. The metric unit for measuring temperature






11. The number of square units needed to cover a surface - figure - or region






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






13. A graph that uses bars to show data.






14. An arrangement that shows objects in rows or columns






15. A line segment that passes through the center & touches 2 points on the circle






16. Metric unit of length equl to 100 meters






17. A triangle in which one angle is a right angle






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






19. Horizontal and vertical lines on a map






20. In a plane - lines that never cross & are the same distance apart






21. The part of a stem-and-leaf plot that shows the ones digit of a number.






22. The time between noon and midnight






23. To increase or decrease a number to the nearest ten - hundred - thousand - etc






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






25. The distance around a figure






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






27. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






28. The 2 numbers in an ordered pair






29. Having the same chance of occurring






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






31. A number with a whole-number part & a fractional part






32. A coin; also called a penny






33. A ratio that shows the relationship between lengths in a drawing and the actual object.






34. Numbers that show order of position; such as first - second - third - etc.






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






36. The customary unit for measuring temperature






37. Part of a line having two endpoints






38. A cube 1 unit on each edge used to measure volume






39. An event that will always happen






40. A metric unit of capacity equal to 1 -000 milliliters






41. Properties that tell what you can do to both sides of an equation so the sides stay equal






42. A series of numbers at equal distances along an axis on a graph.






43. The name for the point in the middle of a circle that is the same distance from anywhere on the circle






44. The order of numbers or objects from least to greatest






45. A customary unit of linear measurement; equal to twelve inches






46. A number that cannot be evenly divided by two






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






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






49. A unit of measure for angles






50. Lines that pass through the same point