2nd Grade Math Review

hour hand

the short hand on an analog clock

minute hand

the long hand on an analog clock

greater than

>

less than

<

equal to

0

polygon

A closed plane figure made up of line segments

quadrilateral

4 sided polygon

pentagon

5 sided polygon

hexagon

6 sided polygon

nonagon

9 sided polygon

heptagon

7 sided polygon

octagon

8 sided polygon

acute angle

an angle less than 90 degrees

obtuse angle

an angle greater than 90 degrees

right angle

90 degrees

fraction

A number that names part of a whole.

mixed number

a number made up of a whole number and a fraction

equivalent fraction

different fractions that are equal in value

penny

1 cent

nickel

5 cents

dime

10 cents

quarter

25 cents

half dollar

50 cents

dollar

100 cents

inch

A customary unit of length.
12 inches = 1 foot.

foot

12 inches

yard

3 feet

centimeter

one hundredth of a meter

meter

m

place value

The value of the place of a digit in a number.

ones place

the value of a digit in the ones position on a place-value chart

tens place

the second digit in a whole number

hundreds place

the third digit in a whole number

thousands place

the fourth digit in a whole number

tenths place

The first place value after a decimal point.

hundredths place

the position of the second digit to the right of the decimal point.

decimal point

A dot (.) separating the whole number from the fraction in decimal notation.

sum

the answer to an addition problem

difference

the answer to a subtraction problem

product

the answer to a multiplication problem

quotient

the answer to a division problem

area

the number of square units needed to cover a surface

perimeter

The distance around a figure