5th Grade Coordinate Plane

Front

What is a coordinate?

Back

A coordinate is a set of values that show an exact position on a coordinate plane, usually written as an ordered pair (x, y).

Front

What does the X-axis represent?

Back

The X-axis is the horizontal line on a coordinate plane where the y-coordinate is zero.

Front

What does the Y-axis represent?

Back

The Y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane where the x-coordinate is zero.

Front

What is the origin in a coordinate plane?

Back

The origin is the point where the X-axis and Y-axis intersect, represented by the coordinates (0, 0).

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

An ordered pair is a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane, written in the form (x, y).

Front

How do you find the coordinates of a point?

Back

To find the coordinates of a point, count how many units you move along the X-axis (horizontal) and Y-axis (vertical) from the origin.

Front

What is the first number in an ordered pair called?

Back

The first number in an ordered pair is called the x-coordinate.

Front

What is the second number in an ordered pair called?

Back

The second number in an ordered pair is called the y-coordinate.

Front

If a point is located at (3, 4), what does this mean?

Back

This means the point is 3 units to the right of the origin and 4 units up.

Front

What is the distance from the origin to the point (2, 3)?

Back

The distance is found using the coordinates: 2 units right and 3 units up.