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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Figures having the same size and shape






2. The name for the process of exchanging amounts equal in value to rename a number






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






4. Left to right direction






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






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






7. A ratio of a number compared to one hundred






8. The metric unit for measuring temperature






9. To divide an object into two equal parts






10. The amount of time that passes from the start of an activity to the end of an activity






11. A metric unit of capacity equal to 0.001 liter






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






13. An angle whose measure is between 90 and 180 degrees






14. A set of points that goes on forever in two directions






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






16. Lines that cross






17. This is found by adding all the data and dividing by the number of addends; also called 'average'






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






19. Exact location in space






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






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






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






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






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






25. A 3-sided polygon






26. A diagram of intersecting circles that shows relationships among sets of things






27. A polygon with 8 sides






28. An angle whose measure is 90 degrees






29. A metric unit of mass equal to 1 -000 grams






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






31. A diagram used to organize outcomes of an experiment.






32. The vertical number line of a coordinate plane; the 2nd number in an ordered pair






33. The horizontal number line of a coordinate plane; the 1st number in an ordered pair






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






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






36. Having the same chance of occurring






37. A table of values which shows one output value for each input value.






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






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






40. A number sentence that shows two quantities are equal






41. The amount of time equal to seven days






42. Positive and negative whole numbers - (0 - 1 - -1 - 2 - -2 - etc.)






43. The part of a stem-and-leaf plot that shows the ones digit of a number.






44. A fraction that has a numerator and denominator with one as their only common factor






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






46. To find a number that is close to an exact amount






47. The number that appears most often in a set of data






48. The middle number in an ordered set of data






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






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