Wikijunior:Small Numbers/Print version


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Some examples of the number 0
  A circle has zero corners
  A snake has zero legs
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When it's midnight, the time on a digital clock is twelve (or zero depending on where you live) hours and zero minutes


1

 

Some examples of the number 1
  Humans have one tongue and one mouth.
  Earth has one moon.
  Many rulers rule one country with one crown.


2

 

Some examples of the number 2
  Rabbits have two ears.
  Playing cards come in two colors (red and black).
  Bikes have two wheels.


3

 

Some examples of the number 3
  Tripods that hold cameras have three legs.
  Sports have three champions most of the time.
  There are three primary colors.


4

 

Some examples of the number 4
  This giraffe has four legs, like many other large animals.
  The year has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and autumn. Winter is the coldest of them all.
  There are four directions on a map: North, South, East, and West.


5

 

Some examples of the number 5
  A starfish often has five arms.
  Each hand has five fingers.
  The Olympic flag is made of five circles.


6

 

Some examples of the number 6
  A classic guitar has six strings.
  In the center of the flag of Israel there's a star with six points.
  All ants, bees, and flies have six legs. Such creatures are called "insects".


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Some examples of the number 7
  Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti are the seven musical notes.
  The seven colors of the rainbow are: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
  The Big Dipper is a pattern of seven stars.


8

 

Some examples of the number 8
  An umbrella often has eight ribs.
  The octopus has eight arms.
 
        
In the game of chess, each player has eight pawns.


9

 

Some examples of the number 9
  Human pregnancy lasts for nine months.
  One of the most famous compositions of Beethoven is his Ninth Symphony.
  In the game of tic-tac-toe, there are nine fields on the board.


10

 

Some examples of the number 10
  In the game of bowling, the goal is to knock down all ten pins!
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It is possible to write any number, no matter how great, with only ten types of digits.
  A centimeter is divided into ten equal parts, called millimeters.