Exploring the Coordinate Plane

What are the two lines called that divide the coordinate plane?

• Segments

• Coordinates

• Axes

• Vectors

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

What is the name of the horizontal axis in a coordinate plane?

• Y axis

• Z axis

• W axis

• X axis

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

What does the point (3,5) represent on the coordinate plane?

• 5 units left and 3 units up

• 3 units left and 5 units down

• 3 units up and 5 units to the right

• 5 units up and 3 units to the right

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

What is the term for the point where the X axis and Y axis intersect?

• Center

• Origin

• Intersection

• Zero point

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

What are the coordinates of the origin?

• (0,1)

• (1,1)

• (0,0)

• (1,0)

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

How do you plot the point (2,4) on the coordinate plane?

• 4 units up and 2 units to the right

• 4 units left and 2 units up

• 2 units up and 4 units to the right

• 2 units left and 4 units down

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

If a point is located at (4,1) on the coordinate plane, how many units is it above the X axis?

• 1 unit

• 4 units

• 5 units

• 2 units

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

What is the significance of the order of numbers in a coordinate pair?

• It determines the point's location on the plane

• It indicates the size of the point

• It determines the color of the point

• It has no significance

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Which point is located one unit to the right of the Y axis and four units above the X axis?

• (4,-1)

• (4,1)

• (-1,4)

• (1,4)

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

What does the first number in a coordinate pair represent?

• Width to the right of the origin

• Distance from the Y axis

• Distance from the X axis

• Height above the origin

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CCSS.5.G.A.1