6th Grade Math Vocabulary Review

The distance of a number from zero on a number line; shown by ⎟ ⎟.

• absolute value

• opposites

• integer

• inverse operation

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

The opposite of a number.

• multiplicative inverse

• additive inverse

• absolute value

• integer

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

An expression that contains at least one variable.

• algebraic equation

• coefficient

• algebraic expression

• numeric expression

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

An inequality that contains at least one variable. Example:

x + 3 > 10

• algebraic expression

• algebraic equation

• algebraic equality

• algebraic inequality

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4B

The number of square units needed to cover a given surface.

• area

• volume

• surface area

• height

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.G.A.4

The two perpendicular lines of a coordinate plane that intersect at the origin.

• axes

• graph

• independent variable

• dependent variable

Tags

CCSS.5.G.A.1

A graph that shows how data are distributed by using the median, quartiles, least value, and greatest value

• line plot

• bar graph

• stem and leaf

• box plot (box & whisker plot)

Tags

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression.

• term

• variable

• coefficient

• substitute

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B

Having the same size and shape.

• similar

• congruent

• symmetrical

• same-same

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

A value that does not change. Examples: -2; 5

• integer

• constant

• coefficient

• variable

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.2B