Interpreting Negative Numbers (Temperature and Elevation)

• 6

• -6

• 20

• -20

• 48

• -48

• 24

• 8

In the Sahara Desert one day it was 136°F. In the Gobi Desert a temperature of -50°F was recorded. What is the difference between these two temperatures?

• 86°F

• 186°F

• -86°F

• -186°F

In Buffalo, New York, the temperature was -14°F in the morning. If the temperature dropped 7°F, what is the temperature now?

• 7°F

• 21°F

• -21°F

• -7°F

Mt. Everest, the highest elevation in Asia, is 29,028 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea, the lowest elevation, is 1,312 feet BELOW sea level (HINT: that's -1,312). What is the difference between these two elevations?

• 30,340 feet

• 27,716 feet

• -27,716 feet

• -30,340 feet

When dividing two numbers with DIFFERENT signs...

• Your answer takes the sign of the bigger number

• You can't divide

• Your answer is positive

• Your answer is negative

• 8

• -8

• -6

• 6

Boston has a temperature of -20 degrees. It is colder in New York than in Boston. Select the value that could represent the temperature of New York

• 0

• 30

• -30

• -19

If the temperature was -12⁰C, and then it rose by 14⁰C, What is the new temperature?

• 26⁰C

• -26⁰C

• -2⁰C

• 2⁰C

The temperature in Town A is -10 degrees Fahrenheit and temperature in Town B is -25 degrees Fahrenheit.  Is it colder in Town A or Town B ?

• Town A

• Town B