Coordinate Plane Vocabulary

Front

What is the up-down or vertical number line called?

Back

y-axis

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

In the ordered pair (6, 4), do you go to the right 6 and then down 4?

Back

False

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the point where the x-axis and y-axis meet?

Back

origin

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the term for the horizontal number line?

Back

x-axis

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

In the ordered pair (3, 6), which number is the y-coordinate?

Back

6

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What do we call the coordinates that represent a point on the coordinate plane?

Back

ordered pair

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the term for the distance from the origin to a point on the y-axis?

Back

y-coordinate

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the term for the distance from the origin to a point on the x-axis?

Back

x-coordinate

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

What is the name of the point (0, 0) on the coordinate plane?

Back

origin

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CCSS.5.G.A.1

Front

If a point is located at (4, -2), what direction do you move from the origin?

Back

Right 4, Down 2

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CCSS.5.G.A.2