Coordinate Plane Vocabulary and Graphing

Front

What is the horizontal axis on a coordinate plane?

Back

x-axis

Front

The point (0,0) on a coordinate plane is known as the ______.

Back

Origin

Front

What is the vertical axis on a coordinate plane called?

Back

y-axis

Front

Which point is located at the intersection of the x-axis and y-axis?

Back

Origin

Front

In which quadrant are both x and y coordinates positive?

Back

Quadrant I

Front

Which quadrant contains points where x is negative and y is positive?

Back

Quadrant II

Front

What is the name of the point where the x-coordinate is zero?

Back

y-axis

Front

In which quadrant are both x and y coordinates negative?

Back

Quadrant III