Grade 5Glossary

area
Unit 1 Lesson 5

The number of square units that cover a flat figure without gaps or overlaps.

axes
Unit 7 Lesson 1

The numbered lines on a grid.

coordinate grid
Unit 7 Lesson 1

A grid containing the horizontal and vertical axes.

coordinates
Unit 7 Lesson 2

A pair of numbers that shows an exact position on a grid. The first number represents a position on the horizontal axis and the second number represents a position on the vertical axis.

cubic unit
Unit 1 Lesson 6

A unit cube with side lengths that are standard measurement units that is used to measure volume.

horizontal axis
Unit 7 Lesson 1

The number line that runs from left to right in a pair of axes.

power of 10
Unit 6 Lesson 2

The result of multiplying 10 by itself a given number of times.

rectangular prism
Unit 1 Lesson 2

A solid figure which has six faces that are rectangles.

right triangle
Unit 7 Lesson 8

A triangle with a 90 degree angle.

unit cube
Unit 1 Lesson 2

A cube whose sides are 1 unit long, used to measure volume.

vertical axis
Unit 7 Lesson 1

The number line that runs up and down in a pair of axes.

volume
Unit 1 Lesson 1, Unit 1 Lesson 4

The number of unit cubes that fill a solid figure without gaps or overlap.