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Vocabulary for 3rd Grade MSA
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Mathematics
3rd Grade
02/23/2011

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Term
inverse operation
Definition

opposite operations, or operations that undo each other, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division

 

7+3=10 and 10-3=7

Term
digits
Definition
The symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
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place value
Definition
the value of each digit in a number, based on the location of the digit
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fact family
Definition

a set of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division, number sentences

 

4x7=28         28/7=4

7x4=28        28/4=7


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even
Definition
a whole that has a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 in the ones place
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odd
Definition
a whole number that has a 1,3,5,7, or 9 in the ones place
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expanded form
Definition
a way to write numbers by showing the value of each digit
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standard form
Definition
a way to write numbers by using the digits from 0-9, with each digit having a place value
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line segment
Definition
a part of a line that includes two points, called endpoints, and all of the points between them
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ray
Definition
a part of a line, with one endpoint, that is straight and continues in one direction
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point
Definition
an exact position or place or an exact location in space
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angle
Definition
a figure formed by two rays or line segments that share an endpoint
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right angle
Definition
a special angle that forms a square corner; a right angle measures 90 degrees
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acute angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure less than a right angle, or less than 90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure greater than a right angle or greater than 90 degrees
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plane figures
Definition
a closed figure in a plane that is formed by lines that are curved straight or both
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polygon
Definition
a closed plane figure with straigth sides that are line segments
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triangle
Definition
a polygon with three sides
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quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon with four sides
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square
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides, four equal sides, and four right angles
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rhombus
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four equal sides
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and two pairs of equal sides
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rectangle
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides, two pairs of equal sides, and four right angles
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides
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pentagon
Definition
a polygon with five sides
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hexagon
Definition
a polygon with six sides
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octagon
Definition
a polygon with eight sides
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congruent
Definition
figures that have the same size and shape
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symmetry
Definition
a figure has symmetry if it can be folded along a line so that the two parts match exactly; one half of the figure looks like the mirror image of the other half
Term
line of symmetry
Definition
an imaginary line on a figure that when the figure is folded on this line, the two parts match exactly
Term
slide
Definition
a movement of a figure to a new position without turning or flipping
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flip
Definition
a movement of a figure to a new position by flipping the figure over a line
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turn
Definition
a movement of a figure to a new position by rotating the figure around a point
Term
square units
Definition
a square with a side length of one unit; used to measure area
Term
cubic units
Definition
a cube with a side length of one unit; used to measure volume
Term
pattern
Definition
an ordered set of numbers or objects, the order helps you predict what will come next
Term
grid
Definition
horizontal and vertical lines on a map
Term
length
Definition

measurement of anything from end to end

 

Term
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Definition
Term
inch (in)
Definition
a customary unit used to measure length or distance
Term
half inch
Definition

one inch divided by 2 or

1 inch/2

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foot (ft)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure length or distance

1 foot = 12 inches

Term
yard (yd)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure length or distance

1 yard = 3 feet

Term
mile (m)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure length or distance

1 mile = 5,280 feet

Term
ruler
Definition
a tool used to measure length or distance
Term
capacity
Definition
the amount a container can hold
Term
cup (c)
Definition
a customary unit used to measure capacity
Term
pint (pt)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure capacity

1 pint = 2 cups

Term
quart (qt)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure capacity

1 quart = 2 pints

Term
gallon (gal)
Definition

a customary unit used to measure capacity

1 gallon = 4 quarts

Term
weight
Definition
this is not the same thing as MASS, it is the amount of gravity pulling on an object
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ounce
Definition
a customary unit for measuring weight
Term
pound
Definition

a customary unit for measuring weight

1 pound = 16 ounces

Term
metric
Definition
`system of measurement based on the meter, liter, and gram
Term
centimeter
Definition

a metric unit that is used to measure distance or length

1 meter = 100 centimeters

Term
meter
Definition

a metric unit used to measure length or distance

1 meter = 100 centimeters

Term
kilometer
Definition

a metric unit for measuring length or distance

1 kilometer = 1000 meters

Term
milliliter
Definition

a metric unit for measuring capacity

1000 milliliters = 1 liter

Term
liter
Definition

a metric unit used to measure capacity

1 liter = 1000 milliliters

Term
mass
Definition
the amount of matter in an object
Term
gram
Definition

a metric unit used to measure mass


Term
kilogram
Definition

a metric unit used to measure mass

1 kilogram = 1000 grams

Term
temperature
Definition
a measure of the amount of warmth or coldness in an object or substance
Term
thermometer
Definition
an instrument or tool used to measure temperature
Term
fraction
Definition
a number that names part of a whole or part of a group
Term
numerator
Definition
the part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted
Term
denominator
Definition
the part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group
Term
degree Fahrenheit
Definition
a customary unit for measuring temperature
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degree celcius
Definition
a metric unit for measuring temperature
Term
a half
Definition

one of two equal parts

1/2

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third
Definition

one of three equal parts

1/3

Term
data
Definition
information collected about people or things
Term
tally table
Definition
a table that uses tally marks to record data
Term
survey
Definition
a method of gathering information
Term
results
Definition
the answers from a survey
Term
classify
Definition
to group pieces of data according to how they are the same; for example, you can classify data by size, color, or shape
Term
bar graph
Definition

a graph that uses bars to show data


horizontal bar graph = left to right

vertical bar graph = up and down

Term
Definition
Term
scale
Definition
the numbers on a bar graph that help you read the number each bar shows
Term
pictograph
Definition
a graph that uses pictures to show and compare information
Term
key
Definition
includes the information that tells what symbols on a graph mean
Term
fourth
Definition

one of four equal parts

1/4

Term
x-axis
Definition
horzontal axis on a graph
Term
y-axis
Definition
vertical axis on a graph
Term
probability
Definition
the chance that a given event will occur
Term
event
Definition
something that happens
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certain
Definition
an event is certain if it will always happen
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impossible
Definition
an event that will never happen
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likely
Definition
an event is likely that has a good chance of happening
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unlikely
Definition
an event is unlikely if it does not have a good chance of happening
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possible outcome
Definition
something that has a chance of happening
Term
multiply
Definition
opposite operation of division
Term
factor
Definition
a number that is multiplied by another number to find a product
Term
product
Definition
the answer in a multiplication problem
Term
array
Definition
an arrangement of object in rows and columns
Term
multiple
Definition
a number that is the product of a given number and a whole number
Term
division
Definition
the opposite operation of multiplication
Term
divide
Definition
to separate into equal groups; the opposite operation of multiplication
Term
dividend
Definition
the number that is to be divided in a division problem
Term
divisor
Definition
the number that divides the dividend
Term
quotient
Definition
the number, not including the remainder, that results from division
Term
inequality
Definition
numbers or qroups that are not equal
Term
addend
Definition
any of the numbers that are added
Term
sum
Definition
the answer to an addition problem
Term
minuend
Definition
a number from which another number is substracted
Term
subtrahend
Definition
a number that is subtracted from another number
Term
difference
Definition
the answer in a subtraction problem
Term

estimation

 

estimate

Definition

to find about how many or how much

 

a number close to an exact amount

Term
expression
Definition
the part of a number sentence that combines numbers and operation signs but doesn't have an equals sign
Term
operational symbols
Definition
+, -, x, and division symbol
Term
number sentence
Definition
a sentence that includes numbers, operations symbols, and a greater than or less than symbol or an equals sign
Term
equation
Definition
a number sentence that uses the equals sign to show that two amounts are equal
Term
compare
Definition
to describe whether numbers are equal to, less than, or greater than each other
Term
rounding
Definition
replacing a number with another number that tells about how many or how much
Term
currency
Definition
money
Term
equivalent
Definition
two or more sets that name the same amount
Term
half hour
Definition
30 minutes
Term
quarter hour
Definition
15 minutes
Term
clockwise
Definition
in the same direction in which the hands of the clock move
Term
counterclockwise
Definition
in the opposite direction in which the hands of a clock move
Term
A.M.
Definition
the hours between midnight and noon
Term
P.M.
Definition
the hours between noon and midnight
Term
Noon
Definition
12 o'clock in the day
Term
midnight
Definition
12 o'clock at night
Term
line
Definition
a straight path extending in both directions with no endpoints
Term
solid figure
Definition
a three-dimentional shape
Term
face
Definition
a flat surface of a solid figure
Term
edge
Definition
a line segment formed where two faces meet
Term
vertex
Definition
the point at which two or more line segments meet in a plane figure or where three or more edges meet in a solid figure
Term
cube
Definition
a solid figure with six congruent square faces
Term
rectangular prism
Definition
a solid figure with six faces that are all rectangles
Term
sphere
Definition
a solid figure that has the shape of a round ball
Term
cylinder
Definition
a solid or hollow object that is shaped like a can
Term
square pyramid
Definition
a solid pointed figure with a flat base that is a square
Term
cone
Definition
a solid, pointed figure that has a flat, round base
Term
perimeter
Definition
the distance around a figure
Term
area
Definition
the number of square units needed to cover a flat surface
Term
volume
Definition
the amount of space a solid figure takes up
Term
customary
Definition
measurement system that is not the metric system
Term
yardstick
Definition
tool used to measure length in customary units
Term
meter stick
Definition
a tool used to measure length in metric units
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