Grade 7 Glossary

absolute value

The absolute value of a number is its distance from 0 on the number line.

A number line from -7 to 7. A line is drawn above from 0 to -7 and another line from 0 to 5. Points are on the number line at -7 and 5.

The absolute value of -7 is 7, because it is 7 units away from 0. The absolute value of 5 is 5, because it is 5 units away from 0.

adjacent angles

Unit 7 Lesson 1, Unit 7 Lesson 2, Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

Adjacent angles share a side and a vertex.

In this diagram, angle $A B C$ is adjacent to angle $D B C$ .

Three lines intersecting at point B. Point A is to the left of B, point D to the right, and point C is above. Angle ABC is adjacent to angle DBC.

area

Unit 1 Lesson 6

Area is the number of square units that covers a two-dimensional region, without any gaps or overlaps.

For example, the area of region A is 8 square units. The area of the shaded region of B is $\frac{1}{2}$ square unit.

An irregular shape made up of 8 squares labeled A. Shape B is a square made up of a white triangle and a blue one.

area of a circle

Unit 3 Lesson 7, Unit 3 Lesson 8, Unit 3 Lesson 9

If the radius of a circle is $r$ units, then the area of the circle is $π r^{2}$ square units.

For example, a circle has radius 3 inches. Its area is $π 3^{2}$ square inches, or $9 π$ square inches, which is approximately 28.3 square inches.

base (of a prism or pyramid)

Unit 7 Lesson 11, Unit 7 Lesson 12, Unit 7 Lesson 13, Unit 7 Lesson 14, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

The word base can also refer to a face of a polyhedron.

A prism has two identical bases that are parallel. A pyramid has one base.

A prism or pyramid is named for the shape of its base.

A pentagonal prism and hexagonal pyramid with bases labeled.

chance experiment

Unit 8 Lesson 2, Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 5, Unit 8 Lesson 6

A chance experiment is something you can do over and over again, and you don’t know what will happen each time.

For example, each time you spin the spinner, it could land on red, yellow, blue, or green.

circle

Unit 3 Lesson 2, Unit 3 Lesson 3, Unit 3 Lesson 4, Unit 3 Lesson 5

A circle is made out of all the points that are the same distance from a given point.

For example, every point on this circle is 5 cm away from point $A$ , which is the center of the circle.

A circle with the center at point A and five lines going from the A to the edge labeled B, C, D, E, F. All lines are 5 cm long.

circumference

Unit 3 Lesson 2, Unit 3 Lesson 3, Unit 3 Lesson 4, Unit 3 Lesson 5

The circumference of a circle is the distance around the circle. If you imagine the circle as a piece of string, it is the length of the string. If the circle has radius $r$ then the circumference is $2 π r$ .

The circumference of a circle of radius 3 is $2 \cdot π \cdot 3 = 6 π$ , which is about 18.85.

complementary

Unit 7 Lesson 2, Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

Complementary angles have measures that add up to 90 degrees.

For example, a $15^{\circ}$ angle and a $75^{\circ}$ angle are complementary.

Two lines making a right angle with a third line intersecting them. The first angle is 75 degrees and the second one is 15 degrees.

Two lines making a 75 degree angle. A second picture of two lines making a 15 degree angle.

constant of proportionality

Unit 2 Lesson 2, Unit 2 Lesson 3, Unit 2 Lesson 4, Unit 2 Lesson 5, Unit 2 Lesson 6

In a proportional relationship, the values for one quantity are each multiplied by the same number to get the values for the other quantity. This number is called the constant of proportionality.

In this example, the constant of proportionality is $3$ , because $2 \cdot 3 = 6$ , $3 \cdot 3 = 9$ , and $5 \cdot 3 = 15$ . This means that there are 3 apples for every 1 orange in the fruit salad.

number of oranges	number of apples
$2$	$6$
$3$	$9$
$5$	$15$

coordinate plane

Unit 2 Lesson 10, Unit 2 Lesson 11, Unit 2 Lesson 12, Unit 2 Lesson 13, Unit 3 Lesson 11

The coordinate plane is a system for telling where points are. For example, point $R$ is located at $(3, 2)$ on the coordinate plane, because it is three units to the right and two units up.

A picture of a coordinate plane with a point (R) plotted at (3, 2).

corresponding

Unit 1 Lesson 2, Unit 1 Lesson 3, Unit 1 Lesson 4, Unit 1 Lesson 5, Unit 1 Lesson 6

When part of an original figure matches up with part of a copy, we call them corresponding parts. These could be points, segments, angles, or distances.

For example, point $B$ in the first triangle corresponds to point $E$ in the second triangle.

Segment $A C$ corresponds to segment $D F$ .

Two similar triangles with points ABC and DEF.

cross section

Unit 7 Lesson 11, Unit 7 Lesson 13, Unit 7 Lesson 14, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

A cross section is the new face you see when you slice through a three-dimensional figure.

For example, if you slice a rectangular pyramid parallel to the base, you get a smaller rectangle as the cross section.

a rectangular prism is sliced parallel to the base

deposit

Unit 5 Lesson 4, Unit 5 Lesson 5, Unit 5 Lesson 6, Unit 5 Lesson 7

When you put money into an account, it is called a deposit.

For example, a person added $60 to their bank account. Before the deposit, they had $435. After the deposit, they had $495, because $435 + 60 = 495$ .

diameter

Unit 3 Lesson 2, Unit 3 Lesson 3, Unit 3 Lesson 4, Unit 3 Lesson 5

A diameter is a line segment that goes from one edge of a circle to the other and passes through the center. A diameter can go in any direction. Every diameter of the circle is the same length. We also use the word diameter to mean the length of this segment.

A circle with a line going through the center and across the circle labeled diameter.

equivalent expressions

Unit 6 Lesson 3, Unit 6 Lesson 4, Unit 6 Lesson 5, Unit 6 Lesson 6

Equivalent expressions are always equal to each other. If the expressions have variables, they are equal whenever the same value is used for the variable in each expression.

For example, $3 x + 4 x$ is equivalent to $5 x + 2 x$ . No matter what value we use for $x$ , these expressions are always equal. When $x = 3$ , both expressions equal 21. When $x = 10$ , both expressions equal 70.

equivalent ratios

Unit 2 Lesson 1, Unit 2 Lesson 2, Unit 2 Lesson 3

Two ratios are equivalent if you can multiply each of the numbers in the first ratio by the same factor to get the numbers in the second ratio. For example, $8 : 6$ is equivalent to $4 : 3$ , because $8 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 4$ and $6 \cdot \frac{1}{2} = 3$ .

A recipe for lemonade says to use 8 cups of water and 6 lemons. If we use 4 cups of water and 3 lemons, it will make half as much lemonade. Both recipes taste the same, because $8 : 6$ and $4 : 3$ are equivalent ratios.

cups of water	number of lemons
$8$	$6$
$4$	$3$

event

Unit 8 Lesson 2, Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 5, Unit 8 Lesson 6

An event is a set of one or more outcomes in a chance experiment. For example, if we roll a number cube, there are six possible outcomes.

The six faces of a dice - 1 dot, 2 dots, 3 dots, 4 dots, 5 dots, 6 dots.

Examples of events are “rolling a number less than 3,” “rolling an even number,” or “rolling a 5.”

expand

Unit 6 Lesson 21, Unit 6 Lesson 22

To expand an expression, we use the distributive property to rewrite a product as a sum. The new expression is equivalent to the original expression.

For example, we can expand the expression $5 (4 x + 7)$ to get the equivalent expression $20 x + 35$ .

factor

Unit 6 Lesson 22

A factor of a whole number is a whole number that divides it evenly without a remainder.

For example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12 are all factors of 12, but 5 is not a factor.

factor (an expression)

Unit 6 Lesson 19, Unit 6 Lesson 21, Unit 6 Lesson 22

To factor an expression, we use the distributive property to rewrite a sum as a product. The new expression is equivalent to the original expression.

For example, we can factor the expression $20 x + 35$ to get the equivalent expression $5 (4 x + 7)$ .

interquartile range (IQR)

Unit 8 Lesson 8, Unit 8 Lesson 13, Unit 8 Lesson 14, Unit 8 Lesson 15, Unit 8 Lesson 17

The interquartile range is one way to measure how spread out a data set is. We sometimes call this the IQR. To find the interquartile range we subtract the first quartile from the third quartile.

22	29	30	31	32	43	44	45	50	50	59
		Q1			Q2			Q3

For example, the IQR of this data set is 20 because $50 - 30 = 20$ .

long division

Unit 4 Lesson 5

Long division is a way to show the steps for dividing numbers in decimal form. It finds the quotient one digit at a time, from left to right.

For example, here is the long division for $57 \div 4$ .

$\begin{array}{r} 14.25 \\ 4 57.00 \\ \underset{―}{- 4} \\ 17 \\ \underset{―}{- 16} \\ 10 \\ \underset{―}{- 8} \\ 20 \\ \underset{―}{- 20} \\ 0 \end{array}$

mean

Unit 8 Lesson 9, Unit 8 Lesson 10, Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

The mean is one way to measure the center of a data set. We can think of it as a balance point. For example, for the data set 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, the mean is 11.

A number line from 7 to 22. The data set is plotted and the mean is 11.

To find the mean, add up all the numbers in the data set. Then, divide by how many numbers there are. $7 + 9 + 12 + 13 + 14 = 55$ and $55 \div 5 = 11$ .

mean absolute deviation (MAD)

Unit 8 Lesson 10, Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

The mean absolute deviation is one way to measure how spread out a data set is. Sometimes we call this the MAD. For example, for the data set 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, the MAD is 2.4. This tells us that these travel times are typically 2.4 minutes away from the mean, which is 11.

To find the MAD, add up the distance between each data point and the mean. Then, divide by how many numbers there are. $4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 12$ and $12 \div 5 = 2.4$ .

measurement error

Unit 4 Lesson 13, Unit 4 Lesson 14, Unit 4 Lesson 15

Measurement error is the positive difference between a measured amount and the actual amount.

For example, Diego measures a line segment and gets 5.3 cm. The actual length of the segment is really 5.32 cm. The measurement error is 0.02 cm, because $5.32 - 5.3 = 0.02$ .

median

Unit 8 Lesson 9, Unit 8 Lesson 10, Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

The median is one way to measure the center of a data set. It is the middle number when the data set is listed in order.

For the data set 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, the median is 12.

For the data set 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, there are two numbers in the middle. The median is the average of these two numbers. $6 + 8 = 14$ and $14 \div 2 = 7$ .

mode

Unit 8 Lesson 9

The measure of central tendency for a one-variable data set that is the value(s) that occurs most often.

negative number

Unit 5 Lesson 1

A negative number is a number that is less than zero. On a horizontal number line, negative numbers are usually shown to the left of 0.

A number line from -7 to 7 with some numbers not labeled. A red arrow extends from 0 to -7.

origin

Unit 2 Lesson 10, Unit 2 Lesson 11, Unit 2 Lesson 12, Unit 2 Lesson 13

The origin is the point $(0, 0)$ in the coordinate plane. This is where the horizontal axis and the vertical axis cross.

An x and y axis showing 0,0 also know as the origin.

outcome

Unit 8 Lesson 2, Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 6

An outcome of a chance experiment is one of the things that can happen when you do the experiment. For example, the possible outcomes of tossing a coin are heads and tails.

percent error

Unit 4 Lesson 14, Unit 4 Lesson 15

Percent error is a way to describe error, expressed as a percentage of the actual amount.

For example, a box is supposed to have 150 folders in it. Clare counts only 147 folders in the box. This is an error of 3 folders. The percent error is 2%, because 3 is 2% of 150. $3 \div 150 = 0.02$ .

percentage

Unit 4 Lesson 1, Unit 4 Lesson 3, Unit 4 Lesson 4, Unit 4 Lesson 5

A percentage is a rate per 100.

For example, a fish tank can hold 36 liters. Right now there is 27 liters of water in the tank. The percentage of the tank that is full is 75%.

A double number line with 5 evenly spaced tick marks. The top number line is labeled “volume, in liters” and starting with the first tick mark, 0, 9, 18, 27, and 36 are labeled. The bottom number line is not labeled and starting with the first tick mark 0, 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent, and 100 percent are labeled.

percentage decrease

Unit 4 Lesson 6, Unit 4 Lesson 7, Unit 4 Lesson 8, Unit 4 Lesson 9

A percentage decrease tells how much a quantity went down, expressed as a percentage of the starting amount.

For example, a store had $64$ hats in stock on Friday. The had $48$ hats left on Saturday. The amount went down by $16$ .

This was a $25 %$ decrease, because $16$ is $25 %$ of $64$ . $16 \div 64 = 0.25$

A two segment tape diagram labeled 100%. The white section is labeled 48 and 75% and the blue section is labeled 16 and 25%.

percentage increase

Unit 4 Lesson 6, Unit 4 Lesson 7, Unit 4 Lesson 8, Unit 4 Lesson 9

A percentage increase tell how much a quantity went up, expressed as a percentage of the starting amount.

For example, Elena had $$ 50$ in the bank on Monday. She had $$ 56$ on Tuesday. The amount went up by $$ 6$ .

This was a $12 %$ increase, because $6$ is $12 %$ of $50$ . $6 \div 50 = 0.12$

A two segment tape diagram labeled 112%. The white section is labeled 50 and 100% and the blue section is labeled 6 and 12%.

pi (π)

Unit 3 Lesson 3, Unit 3 Lesson 4, Unit 3 Lesson 5

There is a proportional relationship between the diameter and circumference of any circle. The constant of proportionality is pi. The symbol for pi is $π$ .

We can represent this relationship with the equation $C = π d$ , where $C$ represents the circumference and $d$ represents the diameter.

Some approximations for $π$ are $\frac{22}{7}$ , 3.14, and 3.14159.

A graph of x axis labeled d and the y axis labeled C. Increments are 1 for both. There is a point labeled (1, pi).

population

Unit 8 Lesson 10, Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

A population is a set of people or things that we want to study.

For example, if we want to study the heights of people on different sports teams, the population would be all the people on the teams.

positive number

Unit 5 Lesson 1

A positive number is a number that is greater than zero. On a horizontal number line, positive numbers are usually shown to the right of 0.

A number line from -7 to 7 with some numbers not labeled. A green arrow extends from 0 to 7.

prism

Unit 7 Lesson 11, Unit 7 Lesson 12, Unit 7 Lesson 13, Unit 7 Lesson 14, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

A prism is a type of polyhedron that has two bases that are identical copies of each other. The bases are connected by rectangles or parallelograms.

Here are some drawings of prisms.

A triangular prism, a pentagonal prism, and a rectangular prism.

probability

Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 5, Unit 8 Lesson 6

The probability of an event is a number that tells how likely it is to happen. A probability of 1 means the event will always happen. A probability of 0 means the event will never happen.

For example, the probability of selecting a moon block at random from this bag is $\frac{4}{5}$ .

A bag containing blocks. There are 4 blocks with moons on them and one block with a star.

proportion

Unit 8 Lesson 14, Unit 8 Lesson 15, Unit 8 Lesson 17

A proportion of a data set is the fraction of the data in a given category.

For example, a class has 18 students. There are 2 left-handed students and 16 right-handed students in the class. The proportion of students who are left-handed is $\frac{2}{20}$ , or 0.1.

proportional relationship

Unit 2 Lesson 2, Unit 2 Lesson 3, Unit 2 Lesson 5

In a proportional relationship, the values for one quantity are each multiplied by the same number to get the values for the other quantity.

For example, in this table every value of $p$ is equal to 4 times the value of $s$ on the same row.

We can write this relationship as $p = 4 s$ . This equation shows that $p$ is proportional to $s$ .

$s$	$p$
2	8
3	12
5	20
10	40

pyramid

Unit 7 Lesson 11, Unit 7 Lesson 12, Unit 7 Lesson 13, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

A pyramid is a type of polyhedron that has one base. All the other faces are triangles, and they all meet at a single vertex.

Here are some drawings of pyramids.

Three types of pyramids - rectangular, hexagonal, and heptagonal.

quartile

Unit 8 Lesson 8

Quartiles are the numbers that divide a data set into four sections that each have the same number of values.

For example, in this data set the first quartile is 30. The second quartile is the same thing as the median, which is 43. The third quartile is 50.

$22$	$29$	$30$	$31$	$32$	$43$	$44$	$45$	$50$	$50$	$59$
		Q1			Q2			Q3

radius

Unit 3 Lesson 2, Unit 3 Lesson 3, Unit 3 Lesson 4, Unit 3 Lesson 5

A radius is a line segment that goes from the center to the edge of a circle. A radius can go in any direction. Every radius of the circle is the same length. We also use the word radius to mean the length of this segment.

For example, $r$ is the radius of this circle with center $O$ .

A circle with a center O and line extending from the center to the edge labeled r.

random

Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 5, Unit 8 Lesson 6

Outcomes of a chance experiment are random if they are all equally likely to happen.

ratio

Unit 2 Lesson 3

A ratio is an association between two or more quantities.

For example, the ratio $3 : 2$ could describe a recipe that uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 eggs, or a boat that moves 3 meters every 2 seconds. One way to represent the ratio $3 : 2$ is with a diagram that has 3 blue squares for every 2 green squares.

A diagram showing 3 blue squares in a row and 2 green square below it. The picture is repeated.

rational number

Unit 4 Lesson 5, Unit 5 Lesson 13

A rational number is a fraction or the opposite of a fraction.

For example, 8 and -8 are rational numbers because they can be written as $\frac{8}{1}$ and $- \frac{8}{1}$ .

Also, 0.75 and -0.75 are rational numbers because they can be written as $\frac{75}{100}$ and $- \frac{75}{100}$ .

reciprocal

Unit 1 Lesson 5, Unit 1 Lesson 6

Dividing 1 by a number gives the reciprocal of that number.

For example, the reciprocal of 12 is $\frac{1}{12}$ , and the reciprocal of $\frac{2}{5}$ is $\frac{5}{2}$ .

repeating decimal

Unit 4 Lesson 5

A repeating decimal has digits that keep going in the same pattern over and over. The repeating digits are marked with a line above them.

For example, the decimal representation for $\frac{1}{3}$ is $0. \overset{―}{3}$ , which means 0.3333333 … The decimal representation for $\frac{25}{22}$ is $1.1 \overset{―}{36}$ which means 1.136363636 …

representative

Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

A sample is representative of a population if its distribution resembles the population’s distribution in center, shape, and spread.

For example, this dot plot represents a population.

A dot plot of dollars per pound of catfish spread between 1.6 and 2.8. There is data spread through the plot with the most dots at 1.8

This dot plot shows a sample that is representative of the population.

A dot plot of dollars per pound of catfish spread between 1.6 and 2.8. There is data spread through the plot, but less data overall than prior plot.

right angle

Unit 7 Lesson 1, Unit 7 Lesson 2, Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

A right angle is half of a straight angle. It measures 90 degrees.

A horizontal line with a vertical line at the center with a point and small lightly colored square labeled right angle.

sample

Unit 8 Lesson 10, Unit 8 Lesson 11, Unit 8 Lesson 12

A sample is part of a population. For example, a population could be all the seventh grade students at one school. One sample of that population is all the seventh grade students who are in band.

sample space

Unit 8 Lesson 3, Unit 8 Lesson 4, Unit 8 Lesson 5, Unit 8 Lesson 6

The sample space is the list of every possible outcome for a chance experiment.

For example, the sample space for tossing two coins is:

heads-heads	tails-heads
heads-tails	tails-tails

A picture of the face of a Sacagawea dollar coin.

scale

Unit 1 Lesson 7, Unit 1 Lesson 8, Unit 1 Lesson 9, Unit 1 Lesson 10, Unit 1 Lesson 11, Unit 1 Lesson 12

A scale tells how the measurements in a scale drawing represent the actual measurements of the object.

For example, the scale on this floor plan tells us that 1 inch on the drawing represents 8 feet in the actual room. This means that 2 inches would represent 16 feet, and $\frac{1}{2}$ inch would represent 4 feet.

scale drawing

Unit 1 Lesson 7, Unit 1 Lesson 8, Unit 1 Lesson 9, Unit 1 Lesson 10, Unit 1 Lesson 11, Unit 1 Lesson 12

A scale drawing represents an actual place or object. All the measurements in the drawing correspond to the measurements of the actual object by the same scale.

For example, this map is a scale drawing.

A map showing part of Texas and Oklahoma.

scale factor

Unit 1 Lesson 2, Unit 1 Lesson 3, Unit 1 Lesson 4, Unit 1 Lesson 5, Unit 1 Lesson 6

To create a scaled copy, we multiply all the lengths in the original figure by the same number. This number is called the scale factor.

In this example, the scale factor is 1.5, because $4 \cdot 1.5 = 6$ , $5 \cdot 1.5 = 7.5$ , and $6 \cdot 1.5 = 9$ .

Two similar triangles with points ABC and side lengths of 4, 5, 6. Triangle DEF has sides 6, 7.5, and 9.

scaled copy

Unit 1 Lesson 1, Unit 1 Lesson 2, Unit 1 Lesson 3, Unit 1 Lesson 4, Unit 1 Lesson 5, Unit 1 Lesson 6

A scaled copy is a copy of a figure where every length in the original figure is multiplied by the same number.

For example, triangle $D E F$ is a scaled copy of triangle $A B C$ . Each side length on triangle $A B C$ was multiplied by 1.5 to get the corresponding side length on triangle $D E F$ .

simulation

Unit 8 Lesson 6

A simulation is an experiment that is used to estimate the probability of a real-world event.

For example, suppose the weather forecast says there is a 25% chance of rain. We can simulate this situation with a spinner with four equal sections. If the spinner stops on red, it represents rain. If the spinner stops on any other color, it represents no rain.

four even sectioned spinner red.blue.green.yellow. with arrow on green

solution to an equation

Unit 5 Lesson 11, Unit 5 Lesson 12

A solution to an equation is a number that can be used in place of the variable to make the equation true.

For example, 7 is the solution to the equation $m + 1 = 8$ , because it is true that $7 + 1 = 8$ . The solution to $m + 1 = 8$ is not 9, because $9 + 1 \neq 8$ .

solution to an inequality

Unit 6 Lesson 14, Unit 6 Lesson 15, Unit 6 Lesson 16, Unit 6 Lesson 17

A solution to an inequality is a number that can be used in place of the variable to make the inequality true

For example, 5 is a solution to the inequality $c < 10$ , because it is true that $5 < 10$ . Some other solutions to this inequality are 9.9, 0, and -4.

squared

Unit 3 Lesson 8, Unit 3 Lesson 9

We use the word squared to mean “to the second power.” This is because a square with side length $s$ has an area of $s \cdot s$ , or $s^{2}$ .

straight angle

Unit 7 Lesson 1, Unit 7 Lesson 2, Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

A straight angle is an angle that forms a straight line. It measures 180 degrees.

A straight line with a point in the middle and a semi-circle drawn over it and labeled a straight angle.

supplementary

Unit 7 Lesson 2, Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

Supplementary angles have measures that add up to 180 degrees.

For example, a $15^{\circ}$ angle and a $165^{\circ}$ angle are supplementary.

A straight line with a line intersecting showing a 15 degree angle. There is a semicircle on the outside of the intersecting line to the straight line with an angle of 165.

The same picture but now the two angles are separate pictures.

surface area

Unit 7 Lesson 14, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

The surface area of a polyhedron is the number of square units that covers all the faces of the polyhedron, without any gaps or overlaps.

For example, if the faces of a cube each have an area of 9 cm², then the surface area of the cube is $6 \cdot 9$ , or 54 cm².

tape diagram

Unit 4 Lesson 4, Unit 4 Lesson 5

A tape diagram is a group of rectangles put together to represent a relationship between quantities.

For example, this tape diagram shows a ratio of 30 gallons of yellow paint to 50 gallons of blue paint.

A tape diagram with 3 yellow segments in the top row and 5 blue segments in the bottom row. All segments are labeled "10"

If each rectangle were labeled 5, instead of 10, then the same picture could represent the equivalent ratio of 15 gallons of yellow paint to 25 gallons of blue paint.

term

Unit 6 Lesson 18, Unit 6 Lesson 19, Unit 6 Lesson 21, Unit 6 Lesson 22

A term is a part of an expression. It can be a single number, a variable, or a number and a variable that are multiplied together.

For example, the expression $5 x + 18$ has two terms. The first term is $5 x$ and the second term is 18.

unit rate

Unit 4 Lesson 2, Unit 4 Lesson 3, Unit 4 Lesson 4, Unit 4 Lesson 5

A unit rate is a rate per 1.

For example, 12 people share 2 pies equally. One unit rate is 6 people per pie, because $12 \div 2 = 6$ . The other unit rate is $\frac{1}{6}$ of a pie per person, because $2 \div 12 = \frac{1}{6}$ .

variable

Unit 5 Lesson 15, Unit 5 Lesson 16

A variable is a letter that represents a number. You can choose different numbers for the value of the variable.

For example, in the expression $10 - x$ , the variable is $x$ . If the value of $x$ is 3, then $10 - x = 7$ , because $10 - 3 = 7$ . If the value of $x$ is 6, then $10 - x = 4$ , because $10 - 6 = 4$ .

vertical angles

Unit 7 Lesson 3, Unit 7 Lesson 4, Unit 7 Lesson 5

Vertical angles are opposite angles that share the same vertex. They are formed by a pair of intersecting lines. Their angle measures are equal.

For example, angles $A E C$ and $D E B$ are vertical angles. If angle $A E C$ measure $120^{\circ}$ , then angle $D E B$ must also measure $120^{\circ}$ .

Angles $A E D$ and $B E C$ are another pair of vertical angles.

Two line intersecting in an "x" shape at point E. Point A is upper left from E, C is upper right, B is lower right, and D is lower left.

volume

Unit 7 Lesson 12, Unit 7 Lesson 13, Unit 7 Lesson 14, Unit 7 Lesson 15, Unit 7 Lesson 16

Volume is the number of cubic units that fill a three-dimensional region, without any gaps or overlaps.

For example, the volume of this rectangular prism is 60 units $^{3}$ , because it is composed of 3 layers that are each 20 units $^{3}$ .

A picture of a rectangular prism made up of 3 layers of 5x4 rectangles. The second picture shows the three layers separated.

withdrawal

Unit 5 Lesson 4, Unit 5 Lesson 5, Unit 5 Lesson 6, Unit 5 Lesson 7

When you take money out of an account, it is called a withdrawal.

For example, a person removed $$ 25$ from their bank account. Before the withdrawal, they had $$ 350$ . After the withdrawal, they had $$ 325$ , because $350 - 25 = 325$ .