3 geometry and measurement
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Geometry and Measurement
3rd Grade MCA Math Vocabulary
length
• Length is the distance from end to end. Also, length can mean the longer distance across
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width
• Smaller distance across
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increase
• Make something bigger (in size or quantity).
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decrease
• To make smaller.
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greatest
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least
• Smallest.
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fewest
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most
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parallel
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perpendicular
• It just means at right angles (90°) to.
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side/sides
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side of an angle
angle
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angles
• An angle measures the amount of turn
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right angle
• A right angle is an angle which is equal to 90°, one quarter of a full revolution.
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perimeter
• The distance around a two-dimensional shape
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ruler
• A ruler is used to measure smaller items.
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yardstick
• A yard is about 3 feet. (We are not talking about the trees in your yard)
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meter stick
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100 centimeters
1,000 millimeters
tape measure
• A tape measure is used to measure larger items.
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thermometer
• A tool used to measure temperature in degrees.
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Click here for an interactive thermometer website
unit
• A quantity used as a standard of measurement.
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Unit How we measure
Time second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year and decade.
Mass grams, ounces, pounds, kilogram
Length inches, feet, centimeters, meters
Money dollars and cents
Temperature degrees
Click here for Unit Price Game (challenging)
a.m. p.m.
a.m.
The initials of the Latin phrase ante meridiem, which means "before midday." It is used to indicate the time between midnight and noon
p.m.
The initials of the Latin phrase post meridiem, which means "after midday." It is used to indicate the time between noon and 11:59 in the evening.
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money notation
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Make Change
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Penny: 1 cent, $0.01, 1
Nickel: 5 centsor $0.05
degrees
Temperature
It is 42 degrees in Minnesota.
A measure of temperature (how hot or cold it is)
Angles
A measure for angles. There are 360 degrees in a full rotation.
The symbol for degrees is °
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temperature
• How hot or cold a thing is.
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Fahrenheit
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Celsius
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figure
• Pictures, shapes
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