Comparing Positive and Negative Numbers on a Number Line

What does it mean when numbers on the right side of the number line increase?

• The temperature is getting colder.

• The numbers are getting smaller.

• The numbers are getting larger.

• The numbers are becoming negative.

If you move to the left on a number line, what happens to the numbers?

• They stay the same.

• They become positive.

• They get smaller.

• They get larger.

Which symbol represents 'greater than'?

• >

• ≤

• <

• =

What is the opposite of -4 on a number line?

• 0

• -4

• 4

• 8

Which of the following is true about opposite numbers?

• They are the same distance from zero but on opposite sides of the number line.

• They are both positive.

• They are both negative.

• They are the same number.

What is the opposite of 3 on a number line?

• 6

• 0

• 3

• -3

Plotting which number on the number line would be to the left of -2?

• 2

• -7

• 10

• 4

Is -2 less than 4?

• False

• True

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

Is -2 less than -7?

• True

• False

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

Is 4 greater than -7?

• They are equal

• Cannot be determined

• False

• True