Cartesian Coordinate Plane Quiz

What is the name of the up-down line in the Cartesian coordinate plane?

• x-axis

• z-axis

• y-axis

• w-axis

What is the name of the left-right line in the Cartesian coordinate plane?

• y-axis

• x-axis

• z-axis

• w-axis

What is the term for the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?

• Vertex

• Origin

• Center

• Intersection

What is the result of moving right on the x-axis?

• Numbers decrease.

• Numbers increase.

• Numbers stay the same.

• Numbers become negative.

What happens to the numbers if you go down on the y-axis?

• They increase.

• They decrease and go into the negatives.

• They stay the same.

• They become positive.

What is the purpose of using Roman numerals on a coordinate plane?

• To label points

• To label quadrants

• To label lines

• To label angles

In the ordered pair (4, 5), which number represents the y-coordinate?

• 4

• 5

• 0

• 1

Which axis do you look at first when plotting a point?

• y-axis

• z-axis

• x-axis

• w-axis

How many units do you move up to plot the point (4, 5)?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

What is the name of the horizontal axis in the Cartesian plane?

• y-axis

• z-axis

• x-axis

• w-axis