Coordinate Plane Vocabulary
Ordered Pairs on a Coordinate Plane
Coordinate Plane
Quadrants
Rational Numbers & Finding Distance
100

What is formed by the intersection of a horizontal number line and a vertical number line?

Coordinate Plane 

100

Where is Point C?

(-2,-4)

100

Which axis runs horizontaly?

X-axis

100

How many quadrants are on the coordinate plane?

4

100

Which rational number is greater? 

-2.5 or 3.1

3.1

200

What is the name of point 0 on a coordinate plane?

The origin

200

What is the x coordinate for point B?

-3

200

What quadrant would (5, -4) be in?

What is 

Q 4

200

What is an example of an ordered pair in quadrant I

(+, +)

200

Which rational number is greater? 

-1.1 or -1.4

-1.1

300
True or false: when you're traveling on the y-axis, you're going vertical. 

true

300

What Quadrant is Point D in?

Point D is in Quadrant 4

300

Plot (-9, -6)

What is 

300

What quadrant is (-3, -2) in?

III

300

Which rational number is smaller? 

-1/2 or -0.5

They are equal

400

The correct way to write an ordered pair is (  ,   )

(x,y)

400

What quadrant is point A in?

Point A is in Quadrant 1

400

Where is (0,0.75) located on a coordinate plane?

y-axis

400

What quadrant is (-3.5 , 2.25) in?

Q2

400

Find the distance between (9,3) & (-6,3)

15 units

500

True or false, and defend your answer: If the x-value is -4 we move down 4 units from the origin. 

False: We move to the left 4 units from the origin. 

500

What is the ordered pair of point E and what do we call this?

(0,0) and the Origin

500

Draw and label the coordinate plane. 

both axis

origin

quadrants and their patterns 


500

What is an example of an ordered pair in from all 4 quadrants?

Q1(+,+)     Q2(-, +)    Q3(-,-)    Q4(+,-)

500


6 units