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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
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1. A solid figure that has triangles for sides and a polygon as its base






2. A triangle whose angles are all acute angles






3. Shows the days - weeks - and months of a year






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






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






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






7. The number of cubic units that fit inside a solid figure






8. An arrangement that shows objects in rows or columns






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






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






11. A triangle in which no sides have the same length






12. 1st: Work (inside parentheses); 2nd: x & division are done from left to right; 3rd: + & - are done from left to right






13. The distance around the outside of any polygon






14. Metric unit of length equl to 100 meters






15. An event that can never happen






16. A coin equal to twenty-five cents






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






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






19. A polygon with 6 sides






20. This is the property in which the same addends (or multiples) can be grouped in different ways and the sum (or product) will be the same






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






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






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






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






25. The place where two faces of a solid meet






26. An object in the center of two other objects






27. One part of 100 equal parts of a whole






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






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






30. A period of time equal to 100 years






31. The change in the position of a figure that gives the mirror image of the figure






32. The 2 numbers in an ordered pair






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






34. A possible result of an experiment






35. Numbers less than zero






36. A metric unit of length equal to 10 meters






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






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






39. A figure that can be folded into 2 congruent parts that fit on top of each other






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






41. 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






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






43. A metric unit of capacity equal to 0.001 liter






44. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






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






46. A metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters






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






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






49. A rectangle with all sides the same length






50. Figures that have the same shape