Exploring the Concept of Infinity in Mathematics

Exploring the Concept of Infinity in Mathematics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
4.NBT.A.2, 8.EE.A.3, 2.NBT.A.1B

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Harris

Used 2+ times

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Standards-aligned

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2
,
CCSS.8.EE.A.3
,
CCSS.2.NBT.A.1B
CCSS.7.NS.A.2D
,
CCSS.8.NS.A.1
,

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is always possible, no matter how large a number you think of?

Finding the end of numbers

Finding a number that is smaller

Finding a number that is larger

Finding a number that is exactly the same

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of number is infinity?

A finite number

A cardinal number

A type of number used to describe unending amounts

An ordinal number

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is aleph null?

The total number of rational numbers

A type of ordinal number

The smallest infinity

The largest number possible

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between cardinal and ordinal numbers?

Cardinal numbers describe order, while ordinal numbers count things

Cardinal numbers count things, while ordinal numbers describe order

There is no difference; they are the same

Ordinal numbers are always larger than cardinal numbers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can we count past aleph null?

By adding one to aleph null

It's not possible to count past aleph null

By using finite numbers

By using the concept of supertasks

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.A.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does omega represent in mathematics?

The total number of even numbers

The first transfinite ordinal number

The smallest infinity

The largest finite number

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2D

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the power set of aleph null represent?

A finite set

An infinity larger than aleph null

An infinity exactly equal to aleph null

A smaller infinity than aleph null

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