5th Grade Coordinate Plane

Front

What is a coordinate plane?

Back

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

Front

What are the axes in a coordinate plane?

Back

The x-axis is the horizontal line, and the y-axis is the vertical line on a coordinate plane.

Front

What is an ordered pair?

Back

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

Front

What does the point (0,0) represent?

Back

The point (0,0) is called the origin, where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.

Front

How do you read the coordinates (x, y)?

Back

The first number (x) represents the horizontal position, and the second number (y) represents the vertical position.

Front

What is the x-coordinate in the ordered pair (3, 7)?

Back

The x-coordinate is 3.

Front

What is the y-coordinate in the ordered pair (3, 7)?

Back

The y-coordinate is 7.

Front

How do you graph the point (4, 2)?

Back

Start at the origin (0,0), move 4 units to the right (x-axis), and then 2 units up (y-axis).

Front

What is the vocabulary word for the vertical line on the coordinate plane?

Back

Y-axis.

Front

What is the vocabulary word for the horizontal line on the coordinate plane?

Back

X-axis.