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






2. A flat surface of a polyhedron






3. A drawing using relationships between lengths in the drawing & the actual object.






4. The process of taking away objects from a group






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






6. Having the same chance of occurring






7. Exact location in space






8. 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






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






10. A line segment where 2 faces meet in a solid figure






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






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






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






14. The number that is divided in a division problem






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






16. The 2 numbers in an ordered pair






17. An amount of time equal to ten years






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






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






20. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 pints






21. A method of estimating by changing numbers to the place-value of their front digit & then finding the sum or difference






22. To divide an object into two equal parts






23. The difference between the largest value and the smallest value in a data list






24. Multiplying a difference by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the difference by the number & or subtracting the products; 3x(10-4)=(3x10)-(3x4)






25. 1st: Work (inside parentheses); 2nd: x & division are done from left to right; 3rd: + & - are done from left to right






26. The number that divides the dividend






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






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






29. Figures that have the same shape






30. A factor of two or more numbers






31. A move such as a slide - flip - or turn that does not change the size or shape of a figure






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






33. Factors can be regrouped & the product remains the same. 2x (4x10)=(2x4) x10






34. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






35. One part out of 10 equal parts of a whole






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






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






38. The amount a container can hold when filled






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






40. An amount of money equal to 100 cents/pennies






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






42. 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






43. A metric unit of capacity equal to 0.001 liter






44. A table used to show the number of times something occurs.






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






46. The number being subtracted from






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






48. The set of numbers that start with zero - one - two - three - etc






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






50. A figure that hs 3 dimensions and volume