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Algebra Vocabulary Master

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the equation ( Ax + By = C ) represent?

a)

A) A quadratic equation

b)

B) An equation in Slope-Intercept Form

c)

D) A function output

d)

An equation in Standard Form

2.

What does the term "constant" refer to in mathematics?

a)

A) A number that is multiplied by a variable

b)

B) The output of a function

c)

C) A value that does not change

d)

D) The shape of the graph of a quadratic function

3.

What is the purpose of substituting a number for each variable and simplifying using order of operations in an algebraic expression?

a)

A) To find the value of an algebraic expression

b)

B) To determine the shape of a graph

c)

C) To identify a constant

d)

D) To create a linear equation

4.

What is a relation in which every domain value is paired with exactly one range value called?

a)

A) A function

b)

B) A constant

c)

C) A quadratic equation

d)

D) A linear equation

5.

What does the term "parabola" refer to?

a)

A) The output of a function

b)

B) A set of ordered pairs

c)

C) The shape of the graph of a quadratic function

d)

D) A linear equation

6.

In the equation ( y = mx + b ), what does ( m ) represent?

a)

A) The y-intercept

b)

B) The x-intercept

c)

C) The slope of the line

d)

D) The constant term

7.

What is the purpose of a scatter plot?

a)

A) To show the correlation between data sets more clearly

b)

B) To represent a constant

c)

C) To display a function

d)

D) To illustrate a quadratic equation

8.

What is the vertical axis in a coordinate plane called?

a)

A) The x-axis

b)

B) The y-axis

c)

C) The origin

d)

D) The slope

9.

What is a transformation that shifts or slides every point of a figure or graph the same distance in the same direction known as?

a)

A) A function

b)

B) A translation

c)

C) A rotation

d)

D) A reflection

10.

What is the y-value of the lowest point on the graph of the function referred to as?

a)

A) The maximum

b)

B) The minimum

c)

C) The vertex

d)

D) The intercept

11.

What is a set of ordered pairs in mathematics?

a)

A) A function

b)

B) A constant

c)

C) A relation

d)

D) A translation

12.

A scatter plot showing a collection of points that have a positive correlation.

4 lines
13.

What term is used to describe a straight line that best represents the data on a scatter plot?

a)

Axis of Symmetry

b)

Trend Line

c)

Rotation

d)

Translation

14.

Which term refers to the point where a graph intersects the y-axis?

a)

Y-intercept

b)

X-intercept

c)

Slope

d)

Range

15.

What is the term for the highest or lowest point on the graph of a function?

a)

Axis of Symmetry

b)

Rate of Change

c)

Maximum of a Function

d)

Minimum of a function

16.

What describes a relationship in which two variables do not show any consistent pattern of change?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Correlation

d)

Nonlinear Correlation

17.

Which term is used to describe a function that can be written in the form y = ax^2 + bx + c, where a ≠ 0?

a)

Linear Function

b)

Quadratic Function

c)

Rational Numbers

d)

Irrational Numbers

18.

What is the term for numbers that can be expressed as the quotient of two integers?

a)

Rational Numbers

b)

Irrational Numbers

c)

Coefficient

d)

Constant

19.
A variable is used to represent a number. 
a)
True
b)
False
20.
A letter that stands for a number
a)
constant
b)
coefficient
c)
variable
d)
expression
21.

Define evaluate.

a)

the number multiplied by a variable

b)

to replace a value for a variable

c)

a number standing alone

d)

to find the value of an expression

22.

Define substitute.

a)

the number multiplied by a variable

b)

to replace a variable with a value or an expression

c)

a number standing alone

d)

to find the value of an expression

23.

Select the coefficient in 8x + 2.

a)

x

b)

8x

c)

8

d)

+2

24.

What word means all of the x-values in a function?

a)

Domain

b)

Range

c)

Integer

d)

Difference

25.

What word means all of the x-values in a function?

a)

Domain

b)

Range

c)

Integer

d)

Difference

26.

Looks like a "V" when you graph it.

Also, the "distance from zero".

a)

Absolute Value

b)

Quadratics

c)

Exponential

d)

Linear

27.

The answer to an addition problem

a)

difference

b)

quotient

c)

product

d)

sum

28.

The answer to a multiplication problem

a)

difference

b)

quotient

c)

product

d)

sum

29.

The answer to a division problem

a)

difference

b)

quotient

c)

product

d)

sum

30.

The answer to a subtraction problem

a)

difference

b)

quotient

c)

product

d)

sum

31.

Which of the following is an "r value" that tells you how well a line-of-best-fit fits the data?

a)

residual

b)

scatterplot

c)

parabola

d)

correlation coefficient

32.

A curve that is created when you graph a quadratic

a)

V

b)

vertical

c)

parabola

d)

axis of symmetry

33.

What do you call "more than one equation"?

a)

equivalent

b)

algebraic expression

c)

System of equations

d)

System of inequalities

34.

A number with a decimal that never ends or repeats

a)

ratio

b)

rational

c)

irrational

d)

coefficient

35.

The rate of change. Ratio of the change in output (y) to the change in input (x)

a)

Slope

b)

Y-Intercept

c)

Vertex

d)

Minimum

36.

The point a graph crosses the y-axis (x=0)

a)

Slope

b)

X-Intercept

c)

Y-Intercept

d)

Maximum

37.

a mathematical function of the following form: ƒ(x) = ax

a)

Linear function

b)

Exponential function

c)

Quadratic function

d)

Polynomial function

38.

A function in the form f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, where a, b, and c are numbers with a not equal to zero.

a)

Linear function

b)

Exponential function

c)

Quadratic function

d)

Polynomial function

39.

a parabola's turning point

a)

slope

b)

vertex

c)

leading coefficient

d)

quadratic

40.

A turning point where the function was decreasing (going down) and changes to increasing (going up)

a)

maximum

b)

minimum

c)

vertex

d)

domain

41.

A turning point where the function was increasing (going up) and changes to decreasing (going down)

a)

maximum

b)

minimum

c)

vertex

d)

domain

42.

The set of input (x) values

a)

domain

b)

range

c)

vertex

d)

parabola

43.

Which is an equation for line ℓ in the accompanying diagram?

a)

y=2x+2

b)

y=2x-4

c)

y=-2x-4

d)

y=-2x+2

44.

What is the slope of the line whose equation is y = -3x+6

a)

b)

2

c)

-3

d)

6

45.
The "m" in a slope-intercept equation.
a)
The inverse variation of the line.
b)
The slope of the line.
c)
Where the line crosses the y-axis.
d)
Where the line crosses the x-axis.
46.

A number that is multiplied by

another number to get a product.

a)

expression

b)

factor

c)

difference

d)

constant

47.

Range

a)

All the x values

b)

A quotient

c)

All the y values

d)

The product

48.

What does rate of change mean?

a)

An equation or graph that makes a curved line.

b)

An equation or graph that makes a straight line.

c)

Same as slope.

d)

An x-value.

49.

What does f(x) represent?

a)

y

b)

x

c)

slope

d)

x-intercept

50.
How many terms are in the expression
5y - 3rx + 7
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
51.

Define coefficient.

a)

the number multiplied by a variable

b)

to replace a value for a variable

c)

a number standing alone

d)

to find the value of an expression

52.

What is the Zero of a function?

a)

Y-Intercept

b)

Slope

c)

Origin

d)

X-Intercept

53.

What is the solution to a system of equations?

a)

Intersection

b)

Slope

c)

Point

(x,y)

d)

Y-Intercept

54.

Quadrants

a)

A parallelogram with congruent sides

b)

The four regions of a coordinate plane

c)

A graph of a straight line

d)

Different Functions

55.

Perimeter

a)

The area of a triangle

b)

A table with values

c)

The sum of the lengths of the sides of a plane figure

d)

The distance between 2 points

56.

Arithmetic Sequence

a)

A number that shows the acceleration of a function

b)

A sequence obtained by adding a constant difference to the previous term

c)

Ordered pairs of a mathematical relationship

d)

Method of organizing date in columns

57.

Slope

a)

The vertical measure in a triangle

b)

The degree of acceleration

c)

Measure of steepness of a line or in a line segment

d)

It is represented by the variable "x" in the equation

y = mx + b

58.

Slope-Intercept Equation

a)

y=mx + b

b)

y − y1 = m(x − x1)

c)

y = (x - 1)(x - 5)

d)

ax^2 + bx + c

59.

The symbol for "Less than" is

a)

<

b)

>

c)

d)

60.

The symbol for Greater than

a)

<

b)

>

c)

d)

61.

Less than or equal

a)

<

b)

>

c)

d)

62.

Greater than or equal

a)

<

b)

>

c)

d)

63.

"Combining Like Terms" means to...

a)

Add or subtract terms that have different exponents

b)

divide on both sides

c)

Add or subtract terms with the same variable and the same exponent.

d)

Multiply all the variables

64.

When using the DISTRIBUTIVE PROPERTY I....

a)

...multiply the number on the outside of the parenthesis will all terms inside the parenthesis.

b)

...take the square root.

c)

...add all terms that have the same variable.

d)

...find the slope

65.

If a relation is a function, there must NOT be any repeating ___ values

a)

y

b)

x

c)

exponent

d)

slope

66.

If a graph represents a function it must pass the

a)

vertical line test

b)

horizontal line test

c)

variable test

d)

y-intercept

67.

When two line intersect there is

a)

One solution

b)

many solutions

c)

no solution

d)

an explotion

68.

When two line are PARALLEL there is

a)

one solution

b)

many solutions

c)

no solution

d)

a cat

69.

When two line are the SAME (they overlap) there is

a)

no solution

b)

one solution

c)

a dog

d)

many solution

70.

When using LINEAR REGRESSION to find an equation on Desmos I must enter...

a)

y1mx1+by_1\sim mx_1+b

b)

f(x)=mx+bf\left(x\right)=mx+b

c)

y1=mx1+by_1=mx_1+b

d)

y1abx1y_1\sim ab^{x_1}

71.

Which type of line has a slope of zero?

a)

vertical line

b)

y = x

c)

horizontal line

d)

Downward Trend

72.

Which type of line has an undefined slope?

a)

Vertical line

b)

Horizontal line

c)

y = x

d)

uphill line

73.
3, 5, 7, 9,...
is an example of what?
a)

Prime Numbers

b)
Relation
c)

Geometric Sequence

d)

Arithmetic Sequence

74.
a)
Ordered Pair
b)
Quadrant
c)
Coordinate Plane
d)
Variable
75.
Positive and negative counting numbers including zero
a)
Integers
b)
Domain
c)
Range
d)
Quadrant
76.

In the equation ( y = mx + b ), what does ( b ) represent?

a)

Slope

b)

y - intercept

c)

Rate of Change

d)

x - intercept

77.

When using EXPONENTIAL REGRESSION to find an equation on Desmos I must enter..

a)

y1mx1+by_1\sim mx_1+b

b)

y1ax1+bx1+cy_1\sim ax_1+bx_1+c

c)

y1abx1y_1\sim ab^{x_1}

78.

What type of correlation is graphed?

a)

No Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

Positive Correlation

d)

Nonlinear Correlation

79.

What type of correlation is graphed?

a)

Negative Correlation

b)

Positive Correlation

c)

No Correlation

d)

Nonlinear Correlation

80.

The symbol for Maximum

a)

<<

b)

>>

c)

\le

d)

\ge

81.

The symbol for Minimum

a)

<<

b)

>>

c)

\le

d)

\ge

82.

At least

(Mark all that applies)

a)

<<

b)

\le

c)

\ge

d)

Minimum