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.