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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 3-sided polygon






2. Numbers greater than zero






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






4. A tool used to construct angles






5. The customary unit for measuring temperature






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






7. 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






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






9. The amount of time equivalent to sixty minutes






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






11. A figure that hs 3 dimensions and volume






12. The distance around the outside of any polygon






13. The change in position of a figure that moves it up - down - or sideways






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






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






16. Any number that can be evenly divided by two






17. A shape with all points the same distance from the center






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






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






20. A straight path that extends in both directions forever






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






22. A clock that shows time with digits and a colon






23. Either of 2 lines drawn perpendicular to each other in a graph






24. The middle number in an ordered set of data






25. A polygon with 6 sides






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






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






28. Whole numbers and their opposites (1 - 2 - 3; -1 - -2 - -3)






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






30. A coin equal to twenty-five cents






31. Lines that pass through the same point






32. A parallelogram with all sides the same length






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






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






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






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






37. A customary unit of linear measurement; equal to twelve inches






38. A table used to show how one quantity is related to another.






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






40. A customary unit of capacity equal to 3 teaspoons






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






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






43. The symbol - ; shows subtraction






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






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






46. A period of time equal to 100 years






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






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






49. A number sentence that shows two quantities are equal






50. Addends can be regrouped & the sum remains the same. 1+ (3+5)=(1+3) +5