Grade 7 Math: Cartesian Coordinate System

A Grade 7 math worksheet focusing on plotting points, identifying quadrants, and understanding coordinates in the Cartesian Coordinate System.

Grade 7 Math GeometryCartesian Coordinate System

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.BCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.6.CCCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.C.8

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Cartesian Coordinate System

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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.

1. Which axis represents the horizontal direction in a coordinate plane?

Y-axis

X-axis

Z-axis

Origin

2. In which quadrant would you find the point (-3, 5)?

Quadrant I

Quadrant II

Quadrant III

Quadrant IV

3. The point (0,0) on a coordinate plane is called the .

4. The first number in an ordered pair represents the -coordinate.

5. A coordinate plane is divided into four .

6. Plot the following points on the coordinate plane below:

A (2, 3), B (-4, 1), C (0, -5), D (3, -2)

7. Identify the coordinates of the point that is 3 units to the left of the y-axis and 2 units above the x-axis.

8. The ordered pair (5, -2) is located in Quadrant IV.

True

False

9. The x-coordinate tells you how far left or right a point is from the origin.

True

False

10. A square has vertices at (1,1), (1,5), and (5,5). What are the coordinates of the fourth vertex?

11. If you start at the origin and move 6 units to the left, then 4 units down, what are your final coordinates?