Scientific Notation Quiz 1

The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

If the exponent on your power of 10 is positive, is your number larger or smaller than 10?

• Larger
• Smaller

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 450,000

• 4.5 x 10⁵

• 45 x 10^-5

• 4.5 x 10⁴

• 4.5 x 10⁶

Change from standard form to scientific notation:  0.000398

• 39.8  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-4
• 39.8  x  10^-6

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short  numbers
• A short way to write really long numbers
• I don't know...
• None of the above

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number

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

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶
• 457 x 10^-6
• 4.57 x10⁴
• 4.57 x 10^-4

Which one of these is in scientific notation?

• 8.987000
• 8.98 x 10⁶
• 80.987 x 10
• 8.98⁶

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴
• .2035 x 10⁴
• 2035 ⁴
• 2.035 x10⁴