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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two numbers that locate a point on a grid; also coordinates






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






3. The amount a container can hold when filled






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






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






6. The top number of a fraction that tells how many parts are being considered






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






8. The part of a stem-and-leaf plot that shows all but the last digit of a number.






9. Figures having the same size and shape






10. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






11. A way to collect data to answer a question.






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






13. The customary unit for measuring temperature






14. 1st: Work (inside parentheses); 2nd: x & division are done from left to right; 3rd: + & - are done from left to right






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






16. The symbol - ; shows subtraction






17. A triangle whose angles are all acute angles






18. Part of a line having two endpoints






19. Horizontal and vertical lines on a map






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






21. A metric unit of length equal to 1 -000 meters






22. Figures that have the same shape






23. A symbol that shows two amounts have the same value






24. A number sentence that includes a variable






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






26. A 3-dimensional solid figure with flat surfaces






27. A graph for organizing data that - with 2-digit data - groups together all data with the same number of tens.






28. Lines that cross






29. A bar graph that displays 2 different shaded bars to compare the 2 sets of data






30. Any line segment that connects the center of a circle to a point on a circle.






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






32. The form of a number written with commas separating groups of 3 digits starting from the right; Ex. 3 -458






33. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






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






35. Part of a whole or group (2/3; 1/2)






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






37. Collected information






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






39. A metric unit of length; 10 ______s equal 1 meter






40. Numbers that can be written as fractions or ratios - (integers - terminating & repeating decimals - fractions)






41. Numerals based on the ancient roman system; I=one - V=five - X=ten - etc






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






43. A graph that uses bars to show data.






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






45. An amount of time equal to ten years






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






47. A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.






48. Numbers placed at fixed distances on a graph to help label the graph






49. The distance around a figure






50. A number that cannot be evenly divided by two