Mathematical Vocabulary

A coordinate plane is a two-dimensional surface formed by two number lines.

• True

• False

The origin in a coordinate plane is:

• (0,0)

• (1,1)

• (0,1)

• (1,0)

An ordered pair is:

• a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a plane

• a set of numbers without any specific order

• a mathematical operation

• a type of graph

Opposites in mathematics are:

• Numbers that are equal

• Numbers that are the same

• Numbers that are different

• If they are the same distance from 0 on the number line but on opposite sides of 0

Integers are:

• Set of whole numbers and their opposites

• Only positive whole numbers

• Only negative whole numbers

• Fractions and decimals

An exponent is:

• a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is divided by itself

• the number in a power that shows how many times the base is used as a factor

• a unit of measurement for temperature

• a type of musical note

What are parentheses used for in mathematics?

• To denote multiplication

• To indicate addition

• To group terms and clarify order of operations

• To represent subtraction

A variable in mathematics is:

• a constant value

• a symbol representing a number

• an operation

• a mathematical function

A constant in mathematics is:

• a variable that changes

• a fixed value that does not change

• an equation

• a mathematical operation

A coefficient in mathematics is:

• a constant term in an equation

• a variable in an equation

• A factor of a variable term that is a known number

• an exponent in an equation