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Coordinate Plane Vocabulary

Coordinate Plane Vocabulary

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Mathematics

5th Grade

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Caitlin Holley

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a coordinate plane?

Back

A two-dimensional space formed by two perpendicular number lines called axes.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an ordered pair or coordinate pair?

Back

A pair of numbers, (x, y), that describes the location of a point in the coordinate plane, where the x-coordinate gives the point’s horizontal distance from the origin and the y-coordinate gives the point’s vertical distance from the origin.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

The point (0, 0) in the coordinate plane where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the x-axis?

Back

The horizontal number line in a coordinate plane.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the x-coordinate?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair. It tells the point’s horizontal distance from the origin.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the y-axis?

Back

The vertical number line in a coordinate plane.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the y-coordinate?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair. It tells the point’s vertical distance from the origin.

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