The Coordinate Plane Note Review

A coordinate plane is a coordinate system formed by the intersection of ______ axis.

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the vertical axis called?

• x-axis
• y-axis

What is the horizontal axis called?

• x-axis
• y-axis

Points in the coordinate plane are labeled with________?

• capital letters
• lower case letters
• symbols

A pair of numbers used to represent a specific point in the coordinate plane is called________?

• coordinate pair
• point
• letter
• ordered pair

What is the correct representation of an ordered pair?

• (y,x)
• (x,y)

What is the name of the point where the two axis intersect or meet? Hint: where the yellow dot is.

• point
• origin
• x-axis
• y-axis

What does the x in an ordered pair tell us?

• how far left or right to move from the origin
• how far up or down to move from the origin

What does the y in an ordered pair tell us?

• how far left or right to move from the origin
• how far up or down to move from the origin

How many quadrants does a coordinate plane have?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8