Coordinate Grids and Movement

Front

What is a coordinate grid?

Back

A coordinate grid is a two-dimensional plane 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 is an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to represent a point on a coordinate grid, written in the form (x, y), where x is the x-coordinate and y is the y-coordinate.

Front

In the ordered pair (x, y), which number represents the x-coordinate?

Back

The first number, x, represents the x-coordinate.

Front

In the ordered pair (5, 3), what is the y-coordinate?

Back

The y-coordinate is 3.

Front

How do you move from one point to another on a coordinate grid?

Back

You can move horizontally (left or right) and vertically (up or down) based on the differences in their x and y coordinates.

Front

What are the coordinates of the origin on a coordinate grid?

Back

The coordinates of the origin are (0, 0).

Front

If you move right on the x-axis, what happens to the x-coordinate?

Back

The x-coordinate increases.

Front

If you move left on the x-axis, what happens to the x-coordinate?

Back

The x-coordinate decreases.

Front

If you move up on the y-axis, what happens to the y-coordinate?

Back

The y-coordinate increases.

Front

If you move down on the y-axis, what happens to the y-coordinate?

Back

The y-coordinate decreases.