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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 period of time equal to 100 years






2. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






3. A polygon with 4 sides






4. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






5. The chance that a particular outcome will occur; shown as a ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the total number of possible outcomes






6. A customary unit for measuring weight; one _____ is equal to sixteen ounces






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






8. A figure that hs 3 dimensions and volume






9. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 tablespoons






10. A solid figure with one circular base and one vertex






11. The distance around a figure






12. Part of a line having two endpoints






13. A collection of one or more outcomes






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






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






16. A measure of how light or how heavy something is






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






18. The name for the corner in a solid figure where three or more edges meet; the name for the endpoints of two rays that from an angle






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






20. An event that will always happen






21. The property that states: the product of any number & one is that number; n x 1 = n






22. Horizontal and vertical lines on a map






23. The name for a flat surface that extends forever in all directions






24. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 cups






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






26. A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a graph






27. Factors can be regrouped & the product remains the same. 2x (4x10)=(2x4) x10






28. An amount of money equal to 100 cents/pennies






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






30. The answer to an addition problem






31. A metric unit of mass equal to 1 -000 grams






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






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






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






35. Figures that have the same shape






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






37. The name for the process of exchanging amounts equal in value to rename a number






38. Exact location in space






39. A display of responses along a number line with x's recorded above the response to indicate the number of times the response occurred.






40. The symbol >; shows the first set is larger than the second set; also more than






41. The 2 numbers in an ordered pair






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






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






44. A polygon which has sides of equal length & angles of equal measure






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






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






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






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






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






50. A factor of two or more numbers