Graphs of Quadratics Vocabulary

What is the green dot on this parabola called?

• vertex

• root

• zero

• solution

What is the green dashed line called?

• roots or x-intercepts

• parabola

• axis of symmetry

• line of dashes

How many roots does this parabola have? 

• 3

• 2

• 0

• 1

Is this a max or min?

• max

• min

What are the x- intercepts?

• x= 0 and x= -4

• x= 0 and x= 4

• y= 0

• x= 2

What is the y-intercept?

• (0,0)

• (4,0)

• (0,4)

• (2,-2)

What is the axis of symmetry?

• x=-1

• x=-2

• y=-1

• y=-2

Identify the axis of symmetry. 

• x=-1

• y=-1

• x=4

• y=4

Identify the vertex of the parabola. 

• (4,-1)

• (-1,4)

• (0,5)

• None

Does the quadratic have a max/min vertex, and does the parabola open up/down?

• max/ opens down

• min/ opens up

• max/ opens up

• min/ opens down