Unit 1: Number System Vocabulary

Match the following

• Rational number

• Are those that can be written as a fraction or terminating decimal, or repeating decimal.

• Fraction

• Any positive number WITHOUT any decimals or fractions.

  
  

• Whole Number

• Are those that can’t be written as a fraction and look like decimals that are continuing with no pattern.

• Irrational Number

• A part of a whole written as numerator over a denominator.

What is an exponent?

• A decimal number.

• The number of times the base is used as a factor in a power.

• The number that is going to be repeatedly multiplied.

• A very large or very small number.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

In this number, which number rerpresents the exponent?

12³

• 12

• 3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

In this number, which number rerpresents the base?

12³

• 12

• 3

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

• A reasonable guess of the actual value.

• The inverse operation of exponents.

• This is a division problem.

• The result of multiplying a number twice.

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CCSS.8.NS.A.1

What is a square? In other words what does it mean if you square a number?

• Is the result of multiplying a number by itself.

• Is the result of multiplying a number by itself twice.

• A very large or very small number.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What is a cube? In other words what does it mean if you cube a number?

• Is the result of multiplying a number by itself.

• Is the result of multiplying a number by itself twice.

• A very large or very small number.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What does it mean to make an estimate of a number?

• To make a guess of the actual value without regards of anything else.

• To make a reasonable guess of the actual value.

• To round the number to the nearest tenth.

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

Scientific notation is a way to write very large and very (a)   numbers written using a number ​ (b)   by a power of ​ (c)   .

• small
• multiplied
• ten

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

When a number is written as a power what is the base?

• Is the number that is being multiplied in a power.

• Is the number of times that a number will be mutliplied.

• Is the number the helps supports the others.

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1