Math Antics - Negative Numbers

What separates positive numbers from negative numbers on the number line?

• 1

• Infinity

• Zero

• -1

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

What are the numbers called that include positive, negative, and zero?

• Whole numbers

• Natural numbers

• Integers

• Rational numbers

Which of the following is NOT a property of negative numbers?

• They are always smaller than positive numbers

• They are always greater than positive numbers

• They can be used to represent debt

• They are on the left side of zero on the number line

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

Which is bigger: -2 or -3?

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

• -3

• -2

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

How can numbers be less than zero?

• By being whole numbers only

• By being greater than infinity

• By being on the right side of the number line

• By representing values below a reference point, like sea level

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

What sign is assumed in front of a number if no sign is present?

• Infinity

• Negative

• Positive

• Zero

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CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

Which of the following is a correct way to compare two negative integers?

• They are always equal

• The one closer to zero is bigger

• The one with the larger absolute value is bigger

• The one further from zero is bigger

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B

What is the default sign for numbers?

• Positive

• Negative

• Zero

• No default sign

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

Which of the following examples uses negative numbers?

• All of the above

• Money owed

• Height above sea level

• Temperature above freezing

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CCSS.6.NS.C.5

What happens to the value of integers as you move to the right on the number line?

• It increases

• It becomes negative

• It decreases

• It stays the same

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CCSS.6.NS.C.7A

CCSS.6.NS.C.7B