Scientific Notation Quick Check

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

• 437,560,000
• 0.00043756
• 43,756
• 4,3756

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵
• 5 x 10^-4
• 5 x 10³
• .5 x 10³

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

• 0.0056
• -5,600
• 0.00056
• -0.0056

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

• 5.64 x 10^-7
• 5.64 x 10⁶
• 5.64 x 10⁸
• 56.4 x 10⁷

Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part, the mantissa, should be a number between 1 and 100.

• True
• False

Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part, the characteristic, is a base 10 taken to a power.

• True
• False

Which of the following numbers is the least (smallest)?

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

Which number is the greatest?

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

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.NS.C.7

Order the following from greatest to least.

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

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

The diameter of the planet Mercury is
4.87 x 10³ km.  The diameter of the planet Venus is 1.21 x 10⁴ km. The diameter of the planet Mars is 
1.28 x 10³ km.   
Which planet has the smallest diameter?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.NS.C.7