Positive and Negative Numbers and Opposites
What is an example of a positive integer?
10 or any positive number
What numbers are located to the left of 0 on a number line?
Negative numbers
What does it mean if a location is at an elevation of -10 meters?
10 meters below sea level
What symbols do you use to compare numbers?
Inequality signs (less than, greater than or equal to)
What is absolute value?
Distance from zero
What is an example of a negative integer?
any negative number
Where would you place the number -5 on a number line?
To the left of zero
If a mountain is 500 meters high, how would you represent this elevation as a number?
500
Tell me an inequality comparing the numbers 4 and -3.
4 >-3
or
-3<4
If you have the number 3, what is its absolute value?
3
What is the opposite of -10?
10
Where is the number 3 on a number line?
To the right of Zero
What is the difference in elevation between a place at -20 meters and one at 10 meters?
30 Meters
If you have the numbers -10, -8, and -12, which is the largest?
-8
What is the absolute value of -7?
7
What is the opposite of 7?
-7
If you move 4 units to the right from -2, what number do you land on?
2
If you descend from an elevation of 300 meters to an elevation of 100 meters, how many meters did you descend?
200 meters
Which is greater -1 or -5?
-1
What is the absolute value of -15?
15
If you have -3 and 2, which number is greater?
What is the distance between -4 and 2 on the number line?
6 Spaces
If a plane is flying at an elevation of 1000 meters and descends to -100 meters, what is the change in elevation?
1,100 meters
If you compare -3/4 and -5/4, which one is greater?
-3/4
If |x| = 6, what are the possible values of x?
6 and -6