Vocabulary
What is an integer?
A whole number that can be positive or negative
What is the opposite of -2?
2
What is |-53|?
53
Describe my position when I dive down 20 feet.
20 feet below zero or -20
I am adding 10 pencils to my pencil holder. How can I represent this with an integer?
+10
Is deposit positive or negative?
positive
What is the opposite of the opposite of -3
-3
What does the absolute value mean?
A number's distance from zero.
Where am I on the number line if I climb to an elevation of 223 feet?
I am 223 feet above zero or + 223
I gave 2 students a pencil from my pencil holder. What integer represent the change in my pencil holder?
-2
Is a withdraw positive or negative ?
negative
How far away is the opposite of 3 from 3?
6
What is is greater?
|-2| or -2?
the absolute value of -2 is 2 so it is greater.
James and Jeff are rock climbing. James climbs 35 feet in 4 minutes and Jeff climbs 22 feet in 4 minutes. Who is closer to the ground?
Jeff is closer.
One student gave me an extra pencil at the end of class. What integer represent the change in my pencil holder?
+1
Ascend? Positive or Negative
positive
What is the value of -(-10)?
10
Greater than, Less than or Equal to?
|-42| ____ 42
They are equal
Priya snorkels 3.5 meters down to see the spring. Alexander swims 3 meters down to see the spring. Who is closer to the surface?
Alexander
Three students borrowed pencils and 1 student returned it at the end of class. What integer represents the change to my pencil holder?
-2
What is elevation?
How far something is above the ground or sea level.
What is the opposite of 0?
Zero
Greater than, Less Than, or Equal to?
|-118| ____ 103
|-118| is greater than 103 because is farther than zero.
Describe the position of -1/3 on the number line
I am on the left of zero between 0 and 1.
My pencil holder was emptied to sharpen pencils. What integer represent the number of pencils in my pencil holder?
0