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Fourth Grade Math
Test how well you know fourth-grade math vocabulary
| Definition | Vocabulary Term |
|---|---|
| Having height and width but no depth. | 2 dimensional |
| Having height, width and depth. | 3 dimensional |
| An angle measuring less than 90 degrees. | acute angle |
| A figure formed by two line segments or rays and having a shared endpoint. | angle |
| The number of square units needed to cover a surface. | area |
| Adding or multiplying numbers in any order will get you the same answer. | associative property |
| A graph that uses bars to show data. | bar graph |
| The amount a container can hold when filled. | capacity |
| A metric unit for measuring length. 100 = 1 meter | centimeter |
| A closed 2 dimensional figure made up of points that are the same distance from the center. | circle |
| A solid, pointed figure that has a flat, round base. | cone |
| A solid figure with six square faces. | cube |
| A unit used to measure capacity. 8 ounces = 1 | cup |
| A solid figure that is shaped like a can. | cylinder |
| A way to express part of a whole, most commonly used with money. | decimal |
| The bottom part of a fraction that tells you how many parts make up the entire whole. | denominator |
| The number divided in a division problem. | dividend |
| The number that does the dividing in a division problem. | divisor |
| The line segment where two faces of a 3 dimensional figure meet. | edge |
| The point at either end of a line segment. | endpoint |
| Having the same value or having the same amount. | equivalent |
| Two or more fractions that have the same amount. | equivalent fractions |
| To find a number close to an exact amount. | estimation |
| A polygon that is a flat surface of a solid figure. | face |
| A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product. | factor |
| A way to express part of a whole. Has a numerator and denominator. | fraction |
| A unit for measuring capacity. 4 quarts = 1 | gallon |
| Any shape made up of polygons that has volume. | geometric solid |
| A metric unit that measures mass. 1,000 = 1 kilogram | gram |
| A polygon with six sides and six angles. | hexagon |
| Place value between thousands and tens places. | hundreds |
| One of a hundred equal parts making up one whole. | hundreth |
| When two lines of line segments cross at one point. | intersect |
| The measure of something from beginning to its end. | length |
| A straight path extending in both directions without an endpoint. | line |
| What a figure has if it can be folded about a line so that its two parts match exactly. | line of symmetry |
| A part of a line that ends at two endpoints. | line segment |
| A metric unit for measuring capacity. 1,000 mL = 1 | liter |
| A metric unit for measuring length. 100 cm = 1 | meter |
| A metric unit for measuring length. 10 = 1 cm | millimeter |
| A sentence that is made up of numbers and a relation symbol (=, >, <). | number sentence |
| The top number of a fraction that tells you how many parts of the whole you have. | numerator |
| An angle measuring between 90 and 180 degrees. | obtuse angle |
| First place value to the left of the decimal. | ones |
| A unit for measuring weight. 1 pound = 16 | ounce |
| Lines that are the same distance apart and never meet. | parallel lines |
| A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel. | parallelogram |
| A five sided polygon. | pentagon |
| The distance around a figure. | perimeter |
| Lines that intersect to form right angles. | perpendicular lines |
| A unit for measuring capacity. 2 cups = 1 | pint |
| This determines the value of a digit in a number. | place value |
| A 2 dimensional figure that is formed by lines which are curved, straight or both. | plane figure |
| An exact location in space. | point |
| A closed figure with straight lines. | polygon |
| A unit for measuring weight. 16 ounces = 1 | pound |
| A 3 dimensional figure with rectangles for sides and bases of the same shape. | prism |
| The answer to a multiplication problem. | product |
| A solid figure with a polygon base and triangular sides that meet at a point. | pyramid |
| A polygon with four sides. | quadrilateral |
| A unit for measuring capacity. 2 pints = 1 | quart |
| The answer in a division problem. | quotient |
| A part of a line with one endpoint that continues forever in the other direction. | ray |
| A quadrilateral with opposite sides that are equal, and four right angles. | rectangle |
| The amount left over when a number cannot be divided equally. | remainder |
| An angle that measures 90 degrees. | right angle |
| Replacing an exact number with another number that tells about how much. | rounding |
| A place value that is second from left of the decimal. | tens |
| A solid figure that has the shape of a round ball. | sphere |
| An angle that measures 180 degrees. | straight angle |
| The place value that is between the thousands and hundred thousands. | ten thousands |
| One of ten equal parts that make up a whole. | tenths |
| A letter that stands for a number. | variable |
| The point at which two rays of an angle, or two line segments meet in a polygon, or three or more sides meet in a 3 dimensional shape. | vertex |
| Any of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on. | whole numbers |