Exploring the Coordinate Plane and Its Vocabulary

What is the horizontal number line known as in the coordinate plane?

• Y-axis

• X-axis

• Origin

• Quadrant

What are the coordinates of the origin?

• (0,1)

• (1,1)

• (0,0)

• (-1,-1)

What is the vertical number line known as in the coordinate plane?

• Y-axis

• Quadrant

• Origin

• X-axis

Where is the origin located on the coordinate plane?

• Where the x-axis and y-axis intersect

• At (1,0)

• In Quadrant I

• At (0,1)

What does the first number in an ordered pair represent?

• Y-coordinate

• Quadrant

• X-coordinate

• Origin

What is an ordered pair?

• A pair of numbers indicating the quadrant

• A pair of numbers indicating the origin

• A pair of numbers representing a point's location on the coordinate plane

• A pair of numbers used to label the axes

In which quadrant are both x and y coordinates positive?

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant IV

• Quadrant III

• Quadrant II

Which quadrant contains negative x and positive y coordinates?

• Quadrant IV

• Quadrant III

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant II

How are quadrants numbered in the coordinate plane?

• Clockwise starting from the top left

• Counter-clockwise starting from the top right

• Clockwise starting from the bottom right

• Counter-clockwise starting from the top right

Which quadrant is designated for negative x and negative y coordinates?

• Quadrant III

• Quadrant II

• Quadrant I

• Quadrant IV