Interpreting Negative Numbers (Temperature and Elevation)

The temperature at 5pm is 1^oC.

By midnight the temperature had gone down by 6^oC.

What is the temperature now?

• -5^oC

• 7^oC

• -6^oC

• -7^oC

The temperature at 5pm is 0^oC.

By midnight the temperature had gone down by 7^oC.

What is the temperature now?

• -5^oC

• 7^oC

• -6^oC

• -7^oC

The temperature in London is 8^oC.

The temperature in Moscow is 17^oC lower.

What is the temperature in Moscow?

• -6^oC

• -11^oC

• -8^oC

• -9^oC

The temperature in London is 6^oC.

The temperature in Moscow is 11^oC lower.

What is the temperature in Moscow?

• -6^oC

• -5^oC

• -7^oC

• -4^oC

The temperature in London is 0^oC.

The temperature in Moscow is 7^oC lower.

What is the temperature in Moscow?

• -6^oC

• -5^oC

• -7^oC

• -8^oC

What integers are less than 0? 

• Negative numbers 

• no numbers are less than 0 

• all numbers 

• positive numbers 

A plane's altitude changes by -1,000 feet. Is the plane going up or down

• up

• down

Negative integers are ____ than zero 

• greater 

• equal 

• less 

• bigger

Which number is greatest?

• -1

• -4

• -6

Which number is the least?

• -2

• -5

• -1