Coordinate Grid Vocabulary

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

the part of the coordinate system that describes all of the ordered pairs on or above the x-axis and on or to the right of the y-axis

a plane formed by the intersection of a horizontal number line called the x-axis and a vertical number line called the y-axis

a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid; the first number tells the left-right position and the second number tells the up-down position

he horizontal number line on a coordinate plane

the first number in an ordered pair; tells the distance to move right or left from (0, 0)

the vertical number line on a coordinate plane

the second number in an ordered pair; tells the distance to move up or down from (0, 0)