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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A whole number that has more than two factors






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






3. The side of a polygon to which the height is perpendicular






4. The amount of matter in an object; also weight






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






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






7. A polygon with 4 sides






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






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






10. The process of finding the total number of items when 2 or more sets are joined






11. The point halfway between the endpoints of a line segment






12. The set of all possible outcomes.






13. The number being subtracted from the minuend






14. The face of a solid that is used to name the solid






15. A polygon with 8 sides






16. The property that states: the sum of any number & zero is that number; n + 0 = n






17. A customary unit for measuring length or distance; one ____ is equal to thirty-six inches or three feet






18. Fractions that name the same part of a whole region - length - or set.1/3=2/6






19. The amount a container can hold when filled






20. A closed plane figure made up of all the points the same distance from one point called the center






21. A solid figure that has triangles for sides and a polygon as its base






22. Part of a whole; shown with numbers and a decimal point






23. Multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the sum by the number & adding the products; 3x(10+4)=(3x10)+(3x4)






24. A three-dimensional figure that has length - width - and height






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






26. One part out of 10 equal parts of a whole






27. The symbol - ; shows subtraction






28. Information collected about people or things






29. A number is ____ by another number if there is no remainder after dividing.






30. Closed plane figure made up of line segments






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






32. A chart using pictures or symbols to compare data that can be counted.






33. A unit used to measure short amounts of time; equal to sixty seconds






34. In multiplication - the product of a number and 0 is 0. 8x0=0






35. A graph that uses bars to show data.






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






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






38. A metric unit of linear measurement (length); 1 -000 ___ equal 1 meter






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






40. Exact location in space






41. The fold line in a symmetric figure






42. The process of finding the total numbers of objects in equal-sized groups






43. The difference between the largest value and the smallest value in a data list






44. A customary unit of mass or weight; 16 __ equal 1 pound






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






46. A whole number greater than one with only two factors; one and itself






47. A drawing using relationships between lengths in the drawing & the actual object.






48. A diagram of intersecting circles that shows relationships among sets of things






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






50. A 3-sided polygon