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Coordinate Geometry Vocabulary

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Across
2. If the y coordinate is POSITIVE,
move vertically ________?
5. Rene Descartes is a _________
Mathematician.
7. The point (2,3) is in the
________ quadrant.
10. The x axis and the y axis divide
the plane in _________ sections.
11. If the y coordinate is
NEGATIVE, move vertically
________?
12. The point (-2,-3) is in the
________ quadrant.
14. The y axis is like a ________
number line.
15. If the x coordinate is POSITIVE,
move horizontally to the ________?
17. This axis is horizontal
Down
1. The four parts of the
coordinate plane are called the
__________.
3. The point (-2,3) is in the
________ quadrant.
4. The point (2,-3) is in the
________ quadrant.
6. The point where the x axis and
the y axis meet is called the
_________.
8. The coordinate plane is also
called the _________ plane
9. The x axis is like a __________
number line.
13. If the x coordinate is
NEGATIVE, move horizontally to the
________?
16. This axis is vertical

Word Bank
origin Second First x axis French Cartesian
Right UP Fourth Vertical Down Left
quadrants Y axis Horizontal Third Four