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Temperature changes

Year 8 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Think of a number line. Moving up adds, and moving down subtracts.

  1. At the start of the day the temperature was 4°C. By noon it had dropped 6°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  2. At the start of the day the temperature was −10°C. By noon it had dropped 10°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  3. At the start of the day the temperature was 9°C. By noon it had risen 1°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  4. At the start of the day the temperature was −1°C. By noon it had risen 5°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  5. At the start of the day the temperature was −10°C. By noon it had dropped 4°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  6. At the start of the day the temperature was −5°C. By noon it had dropped 3°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  7. At the start of the day the temperature was 10°C. By noon it had dropped 9°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  8. At the start of the day the temperature was −10°C. By noon it had risen 4°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  9. At the start of the day the temperature was −3°C. By noon it had dropped 9°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  10. At the start of the day the temperature was 0°C. By noon it had risen 18°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  11. At the start of the day the temperature was 6°C. By noon it had dropped 1°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  12. At the start of the day the temperature was −14°C. By noon it had risen 7°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  13. At the start of the day the temperature was −24°C. By noon it had risen 27°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  14. At the start of the day the temperature was 16°C. By noon it had risen 12°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  15. At the start of the day the temperature was −30°C. By noon it had risen 20°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  16. At the start of the day the temperature was 30°C. By noon it had dropped 11°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  17. At the start of the day the temperature was 37°C. By noon it had risen 7°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  18. At the start of the day the temperature was −12°C. By noon it had dropped 60°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  19. At the start of the day the temperature was −49°C. By noon it had dropped 20°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
  20. At the start of the day the temperature was −1°C. By noon it had dropped 35°C. What was the temperature at noon? Write the number of degrees.
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Answer key: Temperature changes

  1. -2
  2. -20
  3. 10
  4. 4
  5. -14
  6. -8
  7. 1
  8. -6
  9. -12
  10. 18
  11. 5
  12. -7
  13. 3
  14. 28
  15. -10
  16. 19
  17. 44
  18. -72
  19. -69
  20. -36