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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A metric unit of mass; 1 -000 ___ equal 1 gram






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






3. A customary unit of capacity equal to 3 teaspoons






4. 1st: Work (inside parentheses); 2nd: x & division are done from left to right; 3rd: + & - are done from left to right






5. A group/family of 3 digits in a number; separated by commas






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






7. An event that can never happen






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






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






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






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






12. The distance around a circle






13. 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






14. Numbers greater than zero






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






16. The order of addends can be changed & the sum remains the same. 3+7=7+3






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






18. The ten symbols 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 and 9






19. A whole number that has more than two factors






20. Exact location in space






21. A tool used to construct angles






22. The metric unit for measuring temperature






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






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






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






26. A number that is a multiple of two or more numbers






27. A unit of measure for angles






28. Clocks that have hands that show hours - minutes - and seconds






29. A representative part of a larger group.






30. A triangle with at least 2 sides of the same length






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






32. Refers to numbers or objects that are in order from greatest to least






33. A coin equal to twenty-five cents






34. A triangle whose sides all have the same length






35. A graph that connects points to show how data change over time.






36. A graph in the shape of a circle that show what part of the whole each portion of the data represents.






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






38. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






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






40. A figure that hs 3 dimensions and volume






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






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






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






44. The point where the 2 axes of the coordinate plane intersect. The ____ is represented by the ordered pair (0 - 0).






45. The answer to a subtraction problem






46. A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product






47. A metric unit of capacity equal to 0.001 liter






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






49. The order of factors can be changed and the product remains the same. 3x5=5x3






50. Part of a line that has one endpoint & extends forever in only one direction