Coordinate Plane Vocabulary - Rice

The vertical and horizontal lines that act as a reference when

plotting points on a coordinate plane.

• axes

  (plural form of axis)

• ordered pair

• origin

• quadrants

The two-dimensional plane on which to plot points, lines and curves.

• origin

• coordinate plane

• ordered pair

• axes

What is the position of a point according to the x-axis?

(It's the first number in an ordered pair.)

• origin

• axis

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

What is the position of a point according to the y-axis?

(It's the second number in an ordered pair.)

• origin

• axes

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate

A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane (x,y).

• origin

• axes

• ordered pair

• quadrants

The starting point when locating points on a coordinate plane.

• origin

• axes

• y-coordinate

• quadrants

Any of the four areas created by dividing a plane

with an x-axis and a y-axis.

• origin

• axes

• ordered pair

• quadrants

In the picture, what does the number 1 point to?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

• quadrants

In the picture, what is the number 2 point to?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

• quadrants

In the picture, what is the number 3 pointing to?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

• ordered pair