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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An event that will always happen






2. A period of time equal to 100 years






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






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






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






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






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 ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 3.141592...; 3.14; 3 1/7






9. The name for a letter or symbol that stands for a number or set of numbers






10. A chart using pictures or symbols to compare data that can be counted.






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






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






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






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






15. This is made of two rays with a common endpoint






16. Exact location in space






17. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






18. A collection of twelve objects






19. A polygon with 6 sides






20. A polygon with 5 sides






21. A customary unit for measuring capacity; 1 __ equals 8 fluid ounces






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






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






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






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






26. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 pints






27. 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






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






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






30. The part of a fraction (below the fraction bar) that tells how many equal parts of a whole or whole is divided into






31. A ratio of a number compared to one hundred






32. A collection of one or more outcomes






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






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






35. The amount of time equivalent to sixty minutes






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






37. The customary unit for measuring temperature






38. An object in the center of two other objects






39. 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






40. A customary unit of capacity; 1 __ equals 4 quarts






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






42. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






43. The form of a number written in words using place value; Ex. three thousand - four hundred fifty eight






44. Closed plane figure made up of line segments






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






46. Figures that have the same shape. They may or may not have the same size.






47. The symbol +; shows addition






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






49. A metric unit of length; 100 __ equal 1 meter






50. A number sentence that shows two quantities are equal