Positive and Negative Numbers

Is a temperature of -11 degrees warmer or colder than a temperature of -15 degrees?

• Warmer

• Colder

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

It was 8 degrees at nightfall. The temperature dropped 10 degrees by midnight. What is the temperature at midnight?

• 18 degrees

• 10 degrees

• -2 degrees

• -18 degrees

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Is an elevation of -10 feet closer or farther from the surface of the ocean than an elevation of -8 feet? Explain.

A diver is 25 feet below sea level. After he swims up 15 feet toward the surface, what is his elevation?

• 25 feet below sea level

• 15 feet below sea level

• 10 feet below sea level

• 0 at sea level

What is a positive number?

What is a negative number?