Question

Write a situation in which positive and negative numbers are used to describe values that have opposite meaning. What does 0 represent in this situation you created? (4 points)

Answer 1

Altitude - above sea level is positive, below sea level is negative.

Sea Level

Explanation:

Answer 2

One situation in which positive and negative numbers are used to describe values with opposite meanings is temperature. Positive numbers are used to represent temperatures above 0 degrees Celsius, and negative numbers are used to represent temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius. For example, a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius is warmer than a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius.

In this situation, 0 represents the temperature at which water freezes, which is 273.15 Kelvin or 0 degrees Celsius.