Coordinate Plane Vocabulary

Front

What gives a point's location on the coordinate plane?

Back

An ordered pair, such as (4, 3), indicates a point's location.

Front

What are the 4 sections called that the axes divide the coordinate plane into?

Back

The sections are called quadrants.

Front

What is the vertical axis on the coordinate plane called?

Back

The vertical axis is called the y-axis.

Front

What is the horizontal axis on the coordinate plane called?

Back

The horizontal axis is called the x-axis.

Front

Where do the x and y axes intersect?

Back

The point where the x and y axes intersect is called the origin.

Front

What is the coordinate of the origin on the coordinate plane?

Back

The origin is located at (0, 0).

Front

How many quadrants are there in a coordinate plane?

Back

There are four quadrants in a coordinate plane.

Front

In which quadrant would you find the point (3, 2)?

Back

The point (3, 2) is located in Quadrant I.

Front

What are the coordinates of a point in Quadrant II?

Back

In Quadrant II, the x-coordinate is negative and the y-coordinate is positive.

Front

What are the coordinates of a point in Quadrant III?

Back

In Quadrant III, both the x-coordinate and y-coordinate are negative.