Horizontal and Vertical Lines on the Coordinate Plane

A plane formed by the intersection of a horizontal and a vertical number line.

• quadrant

• origin

• axes

• coordinate plane

The two perpendicular lines of a coordinate plane that intersect at the origin.

• quadrant

• equation

• axes

• coordinates

The horizontal axis on a coordinate plane.

• y-axis

• origin

• x-axis

• coordinate plane

The vertical axis on a coordinate plane.

• y-axis

• origin

• x-axis

• coordinate plane

Vertical Axis

• The up and down line with positive and negative numbers on a coordinate plane

• The side to side line with positive and negative numbers on a coordinate plane

• The 4 different parts of a coordinate plane

• The middle of a coordinate plane

Horizontal Axis

• The up and down line with positive and negative numbers on a coordinate plane

• The side to side line with positive and negative numbers on a coordinate plane

• The 4 different parts of a coordinate plane

• The middle of a coordinate plane

The ________________________ is the horizontal number line in a coordinate plane.

• quadrants

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

The ________________________ is the vertical number line in a coordinate plane.

• quadrants

• x-axis

• y-axis

• origin

The coordinates of the point where the number lines intersect are (0,0).

This point is called the:

• origin

• coordinate plane

• quadrant

• y-axis

The __________________ is the first number in an ordered pair.

It describes the distance left or right from 0 on the x-axis.

• x-coordinate

• y-coordinate