6th Grade Math Vocabulary - Post-Test

Question 1

Volume

Answer 1

the amount of space occupied by a three dimensional

Question 2

Variable

Answer 2

a quantity that can change

Question 3

Composite Number

Answer 3

a whole number with factors OTHER THAN itself and one
-opposite of a prime number

Question 4

Prime Number

Answer 4

a whole number with exactly two factors - one and itself
-opposite of a composite number

Question 5

Factor

Answer 5

one OF two whole numbers that are multiplied to get a product
16: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Question 6

Multiple

Answer 6

the PRODUCT of a given whole number and another whole number
3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21…

Question 7

Rational Number

Answer 7

any number that can be written as the quotient of an integer and a non-zero number
-any number that can be written as a fraction
-Remember the fraction bar equals division

Question 8

Dividend

Answer 8

the name for the NUMBER into which YOU ARE DIVIDING in a division problem
-the number being divided

Question 9

Divisor

Answer 9

the name for the NUMBER BY WHICH YOU ARE DIVIDING in a division problem
-the number you are dividing by

Question 10

REPEATING Decimal

Answer 10

a decimal with a pattern of a fixed numbe of digits that REPEATS forever

Question 11

TERMINATING Decimal

Answer 11

a decimal that ENDS

Question 12

Coefficient

Answer 12

-the numerical factor in any term of an expression
-a number that is multiplied by a variable

Question 13

DEPENDENT Variable

Answer 13

a variable whose value is DEPENDENT on the other variable
-can change; is not constant

Question 14

INDEPENDENT Variable

Answer 14

a variable USED TO DETERMINE the value of the other variable
-it doesn’t change; is constant

Question 15

Expression

Answer 15

a mathematical phrase containing numbers, variables, and operation symbols
-does NOT have an equal sign
Example: 3x + 1

Question 16

Rate of Change

Answer 16

the amount of CHANGE in the dependent variable produced by a given change in the independent variable
-a rate that describes how one quantity CHANGES in relation to another quantity

Question 17

Surface Area

Answer 17

the AREA required to cover a three-dimensional space

Question 18

Term

Answer 18

a number, a variable, or the product of a number and a variable
Example: In the expression 3x + 1, the 3x is a term and 1 is a term

Question 19

Ratio

Answer 19

a comparison of two quantities
Example: I have 3 apples and 4 oranges. The ratio of apples to oranges is 3:4. I’ve compared the two quantities

Question 20

Absolute Value

Answer 20

a number’s distance from 0 on the number line

Question 21

Percent

Answer 21

a fraction in which the denominator is 100
Example: 25% = 0.25 = 25/100

Question 22

Quotient

Answer 22

the answer to a division problem

Question 23

Coordinate PAIR

Answer 23

an ordered PAIR of numbers used to locate a point on a COORDINATE grid
Example: coordinate pair (2, 3) plotted on a graph where x-axis = 2 and y-axis = 3

Question 24

Equation

Answer 24

a rule containing variables that represent a mathematical relationship
-has an equal sign =
Example: 4x + 3 = 11

Question 25

Scale

Answer 25

a labeling scheme used on each of the axes on a coordinate grid
- the units labeled and used on the x-axis and y-axis forming a number line
-represents the range, for example the y-axis goes from -20 to 20

Question 26

X-axis

Answer 26

the number line that is horizontal (left to right) on a coordinate grid

Question 27

Y-axis

Answer 27

the number line that is vertical (up and down) on a coordinate grid

Question 28

Area

Answer 28

the measure of the amount of surface enclosed by the boundary of a figure
-Length of the figure multiplied by the width of the figure
-Length x Width = Area

Question 29

Perimeter

Answer 29

the measure of the distance AROUND a two-dimensional figure
-Add together the lengths of each side of the figure

Question 30

Perpendicular Lines

Answer 30

LINES that meet at a right angle
Example: Lines that meet at the corner of a square