8th Grade Math Vocabulary Review

Front

What is the term for the longest side of a right triangle?

Back

The hypotenuse.

Front

What do you call one of the two shorter sides of a right triangle?

Back

A leg.

Front

How do you write a point in a coordinate plane?

Back

As an ordered pair, for example (x,y).

Front

What is the ordered pair for the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

(0,0)

Front

What do you call numbers that are greater than zero?

Back

Positive numbers.

Front

What do you call numbers that are less than zero?

Back

Negative numbers.

Front

What is the term for a whole number and its opposite?

Back

Whole number and their opposites.

Front

What happens to a shape when it is reduced in size?

Back

It gets smaller.

Front

What is the ordered pair for the point located at x=1 and y=3?

Back

(1,3)

Front

What is the term for a number that can be written as a fraction?

Back

Rational number.