Worksheets4th Grade Math Vocabulary
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 44mins
What is the term for the following definition: 'a group of three places in a number, usually separated by commas.'?
period
decimal
digit
section
What is the term for the following definition: 'the way a number is written or said aloud.'?
word form
expanded form
standard form
numerical value
What is the term for the following definition: 'the way a number is written with numerals.'?
standard form
expanded form
word form
scientific notation
What is the term for the following definition: 'the way a number is written to show the place value of each digit.'?
expanded form
standard form
word form
scientific notation
What is the term for the following definition: 'the value assigned to a digit based on its position in a number.'?
place value
sum value
face value
number value
What is the term for the following definition: 'a symbol used to compare two numbers when the first is greater than the second.'?
greater than symbol (>)
less than symbol (<)
equal to symbol (=)
plus symbol (+)
What is the term for the following definition: 'a symbol used to compare two numbers when the first is less than the second.'?
less than symbol (<)
greater than symbol (>)
equal to symbol (=)
not equal to symbol (≠)
What is the term for the following definition: 'any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number.'?
digits
letters
symbols
factors
What is the term for the following definition: 'to decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal.'?
compare
add
multiply
subtract
What is the term for the following definition: 'to approximate the value of a number by finding the nearest ten, hundred, or other place value.'?
round
divide
multiply
subtract
What is the term for the following definition: 'a close guess made using mathematical thinking.'?
estimate (noun)
calculation
measurement
approximation
What is the term for the following definition: 'to give an approximate number or answer based on mathematical thinking.'?
estimate (verb)
calculate (verb)
measure (verb)
compare (verb)
What is the term for the following definition: 'the result of addition.'?
sum
difference
product
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'a number being added.'?
addend
factor
divisor
product
What is the term for the following definition: 'the result of subtraction.'?
difference
sum
product
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'to compose or decompose ones, tens, or hundreds. For example, 10 ones can be regrouped as 1 ten, or 1 hundred can be regrouped as 10 tens.'?
regroup
multiply
subtract
estimate
What is the term for the following definition: 'something that makes sense when given facts are taken into account.'?
reasonable
impossible
random
irrelevant
What is the term for the following definition: 'a set of routine steps used to solve problems.'?
algorithm
variable
syntax
compiler
What is the term for the following definition: 'the result of multiplication.'?
product
sum
difference
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'a number that is multiplied. Example: 5 x 7'?
factor
sum
product
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'a mathematical statement that uses an equal sign (=) to show that two expressions have the same value. Example: 8 x 8 = 64.'?
equation
variable
expression
operation
What is the term for the following definition: 'a comparison that tells how many times as many.'?
multiplicative comparison
additive comparison
ratio
proportion
What is the term for the following definition: 'an operation used to find the total number of items in a given number of equal-sized groups.'?
multiplication
subtraction
division
addition
What is the term for the following definition: 'a character, such as a letter or question mark that can be used to stand for an unknown number in an equation.'?
symbol
integer
fraction
operation
What is the term for the following definition: 'to repeatedly add the same number a certain number of times. Used to find the total number of items in equal-sized groups.'?
multiply
subtract
divide
estimate
What is the term for the following definition: 'whole numbers that multiply together to get the given number.'?
factors of a number
multiples of a number
prime numbers
even numbers
What is the term for the following definition: 'two numbers that are multiplied together to give a product.'?
factor pair
sum
quotient
difference
What is the term for the following definition: 'the product of a given number and any other whole number; for example, 0, 4, 8, 12 and so on are multiples of 4.'?
multiple
factor
sum
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'a number that has more than one pair of factors.'?
composite number
prime number
even number
odd number
What is the term for the following definition: 'a whole number that has only one pair of factors: itself and 1.'?
prime number
composite number
even number
odd number
What is the term for the following definition: 'a procedure that is followed to go from one number or shape to the next in a pattern.'?
rule
sum
product
variable
What is the term for the following definition: 'a series of numbers or shapes that follow a rule to repeat or change.'?
pattern
equation
variable
sum
What is the term for the following definition: 'a group of one or more numbers, unknowns, and/or operation symbols that represents a quantity; for example, 3 x 4.'?
expression
equation
variable
function
What is the term for the following definition: 'the value you need to find to solve a problem.'?
unknown
variable
constant
solution
What is the term for the following definition: 'the amount left over that cannot be divided evenly by the divisor.'?
remainder
quotient
divisor
product
What is the term for the following definition: 'to separate into equal groups and find the number in each group or the number of groups.'?
divide
multiply
subtract
add
What is the term for the following definition: 'the products you get in each step of the of the partial products strategy. For example, the partial products for 124 x 3 are 3 x 100 or 300, 3 x 20, or 60, and 3 x 4 = 12.'?
partial products
factors
multiples
quotients
What is the term for the following definition: 'the number that is divided by another number.'?
dividend
divisor
quotient
product
What is the term for the following definition: 'the number by which another number is divided.'?
divisor
product
sum
quotient
What is the term for the following definition: 'an operation used to separate a number of items into equal-sized groups.'?
division
multiplication
addition
subtraction
What is the result of division called?
Quotient
Product
Sum
Difference
What do you call a mathematical relationship that is expressed in the form of an equation, for example, A = length x width?
Formula
Variable
Constant
Ratio
What is the amount of space inside a closed two-dimensional figure, measured in square units such as square centimeters, called?
Area
Perimeter
Volume
Length
What is the distance around a two-dimensional shape, equal to the sum of the lengths of the sides, called?
Perimeter
Area
Volume
Diameter
What do you call an angle that measures more than 0 degrees but less than 90 degrees?
Acute Angle
Obtuse Angle
Right Angle
Reflex Angle
What do you call an angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees?
Obtuse Angle
Acute Angle
Right Angle
Reflex Angle
What do you call an angle that looks like a square corner and measures 90 degrees?
Right Angle
Acute Angle
Obtuse Angle
Straight Angle
What is a straight row of points that goes on forever in both directions called?
Line
Ray
Segment
Angle
What is a geometric shape formed by two rays, lines, or line segments that meet at a common point called?
Angle
Circle
Square
Triangle
What is a straight row of points that starts at one point and ends at another point called?
Line Segment
Ray
Line
Angle
What do you call a single location in space?
(a)
What is a straight row of points that starts at one point and goes on forever in one direction called?
Ray
Line Segment
Angle
Point
What are lines that are always the same distance apart and never cross called?
Parallel Lines
Intersecting Lines
Perpendicular Lines
Curved Lines
What do you call two lines that meet to form a right angle, or a 90 degree angle?
Perpendicular Lines
Parallel Lines
Intersecting Lines
Skew Lines
What is the point where two rays, lines, or line segments meet to form an angle called?
Vertex
Edge
Midpoint
Intersection
What is a unit of measure for angles, with 360 in a circle, called?
Degree
Meter
Second
Gram
What is a tool used to measure angles called?
Protractor
Thermometer
Barometer
Ruler
What do you call a triangle that has three acute angles?
Acute triangle
Right triangle
Obtuse triangle
Equilateral triangle
What is the term for a triangle that has all three sides the same length?
equilateral triangle
isosceles triangle
scalene triangle
right triangle
What is the term for a triangle that has at least two sides that same length?
isosceles triangle
scalene triangle
right triangle
equilateral triangle
What is the term for a triangle that has one obtuse angle?
obtuse triangle
acute triangle
right triangle
equilateral triangle
What is the term for a two-dimensional closed figure with three or more straight line segments that do not cross over each other?
polygon
circle
ellipse
curve
What is the term for a triangle that has one right angle?
right triangle
equilateral triangle
isosceles triangle
obtuse triangle
What is the term for a triangle that has no sides the same length?
scalene triangle
isosceles triangle
equilateral triangle
right triangle
What is the term for a line that divides a shape into two mirror images?
line of symmetry
perpendicular bisector
radius
tangent
What is the term for a common fraction that you might compare other fractions to?
benchmark fraction
improper fraction
mixed number
unit fraction
What is the term for a number that is a common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions?
common denominator
reciprocal
prime factor
mixed number
What is the term for the number below the line in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts in the whole?
denominator
numerator
quotient
divisor
What is the term for a number that names equal parts of a whole and names a point on the number line?
fraction
integer
decimal
percent
What is the term for the number above the line in a fraction that tells the number of equal parts that are being described?
numerator
denominator
quotient
divisor
What is the term for a fraction with a numerator of 1?
unit fraction
proper fraction
improper fraction
mixed fraction
What is the term for a number with a whole-number part and a fractional part?
mixed number
improper fraction
decimal
integer
What is the term for a set of collected information, often numerical information such as a list of measurements?
data
formula
variable
theory
What is the term for a data display that shows data as marks above a number line?
line plot
bar graph
pie chart
scatter plot
What is the term for writing an equivalent measurement using a different unit?
convert
estimate
compare
calculate
What is the term for a mathematical statement that uses an equal sign (=) to show that two expressions have the same value?
equation
expression
inequality
function
What is the term for the measurement that tells how heavy an object is?
weight
length
volume
temperature
What is the term for the measurement that tells the distance from one point to another or how long something is?
length
area
volume
weight
What is the term for the amount of space a liquid takes up?
Liquid Volume
Liquid Mass
Liquid Density
Liquid Temperature
What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
Volume
Density
Weight
What is a number containing a decimal point that separates a whole from a fractional place value (tenths, hundredths, thousandths, and so on) called?
Decimal
Integer
Fraction
Whole number
What is the dot used in a decimal that separates the ones place from the tenths place called?
Decimal Point
Decimal Line
Decimal Mark
Decimal Slash
What do you call two or more different fractions that name the same part of a whole or the same part on a number line?
Equivalent Fractions
Improper Fractions
Mixed Numbers
Unlike Fractions
What is a polygon with exactly 6 sides and 6 angles called?
Hexagon
Pentagon
Heptagon
Octagon
What is a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides called?
Trapezoid (exclusive)
Rectangle
Rhombus
Parallelogram
What is a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides called?
Trapezoid (inclusive)
Rhombus
Kite
Pentagon
What is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal in length called?
Parallelogram
Trapezium
Rhombus
Rectangle
What is a quadrilateral with all sides the same length called?
Rhombus
Rectangle
Trapezium
Parallelogram
