Equations Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 8

Which property states that the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum or product?

• Associative Property

• Commutative Property

• Distribution Property

• Inverse Operations

What is the constant in front of, or being multiplied by a variable called?

• Coefficient

• Constant

• Term

• Variable

What are terms that can be combined to simplify an expression or solve an equation called?

• Associative Property

• Combine like term

• Factoring

• Inverse Operations

Which property states that the order in which two numbers are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product?

• Associative Property

• Commutative Property

• Distribution Property

• Inverse Operations

What is a number on its own called?

• Coefficient

• Constant

• Term

• Variable

What does the distribution property allow you to do?

• Multiply the outside term by everything inside the parenthesis while keeping the operations inside

• Combine like terms to simplify an expression

• Use greatest common factors to rewrite the sums of products as the product of sums

• Remove the parenthesis and distribute the terms

What is a series of constants, coefficients, and variables being added and subtracted on either side of an equal sign called?

• Equation

• Expression

• Term

• Variable

What are different expressions that are equal called?

• Equivalent Expression

• Combine like term

• Factoring

• Inverse Operations

What does it mean to expand or distribute?

• Multiply the outside term by everything inside the parenthesis while keeping the operations inside

• Combine like terms to simplify an expression

• Use greatest common factors to rewrite the sums of products as the product of sums

• Remove the parenthesis and distribute the terms

What is a series of constants, coefficients, and variables being added and subtracted without an equal sign called?

• Equation

• Expression

• Term

• Variable