Ordering Sci Notation

​Ordering Scientific Notation

By Christina Mason

Multiple Choice

Which of the following numbers is the least?

• 7 x 10⁸
• 7.1 x 10⁸
• 7 x 10⁹
• 7.1 x 10⁹

Multiple Choice

Which number is the greatest?

• 5.25 x 10⁵
• 2.55 x 10⁵
• 5.55 x 10⁵
• 5 x 10⁵

Multiple Choice

Order the following from greatest to least:
 5 x 10³ 
 3.2 x 10⁸
 1.2 x 10⁸
 7 x 10⁵ 

•  7 x 10⁵ ,  5 x 10³ ,
   3.2 x 10⁸,  1.2 x 10⁸
•  3.2 x 10⁸, 1.2 x 10⁸,  7 x 10⁵, 5 x 10³ 
•  1.2 x 10⁸, 3.2 x 10⁸,
   5 x 10³ , 7 x 10⁵ 

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: Order from greatest to least:

3.1 x 10⁴, 3.2 x 10³, _________, 3.3 x 10^-2

• 9.2 x 10²

• 3.3 x 10³

• 4.5 x 10⁵

• 1.2 x 10^-3

Multiple Choice

Order the following from least to greatest: 7.8 x 10² , 7 x 10² , 7.6 x 10² , 7.1 x 10²

• 7.8 x 10²

  76 x 10²

  7.6 x 10²

  7.1 x 10²

• 7.8 x 10²

  7 x 10²

  7.6 x 10²

  7.1 x 10²

• 7 x 10²

  7.1 x 10²

  7.6 x 10²

  7.8 x 10²

Multiple Choice

Which of the following numbers is the SMALLEST?

• 8.7 x 10³
• 3 x 10⁴
• 1.3 x 10⁸
• 9 x 10²

Multiple Choice

The table shows the mass in grams of one atom of each of several elements. List the elements in order from the least mass to greatest mass per atom.

• hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, gold, silver

• hydrogen, oxygen, gold, siver, carbon

• carbon, oxygen, silver, gold, hydrogen

• gold, oxygen, carbon, silver, hydrogen