Coordinate Plane Vocabulary

Front

What is the coordinate plane?

Back

A two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal line (x-axis) and a vertical line (y-axis), used to locate points using ordered pairs.

Front

What are the four quadrants of the coordinate plane?

Back

Quadrant I (positive x, positive y), Quadrant II (negative x, positive y), Quadrant III (negative x, negative y), Quadrant IV (positive x, negative y).

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

A pair of numbers (x, y) that represent a point on the coordinate plane, where 'x' is the horizontal position and 'y' is the vertical position.

Front

What does the x-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair that indicates the horizontal position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What does the y-coordinate represent in an ordered pair?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair that indicates the vertical position on the coordinate plane.

Front

What is the origin in the coordinate plane?

Back

The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect, represented by the coordinates (0, 0).

Front

In which quadrant is the ordered pair (3, -2) located?

Back

Quadrant IV.

Front

In which quadrant is the ordered pair (-1, 5) located?

Back

Quadrant II.

Front

In which quadrant is the ordered pair (4, 3) located?

Back

Quadrant I.

Front

In which quadrant is the ordered pair (-6, -4) located?

Back

Quadrant III.