Scientific Notation Review V2

The base for scientific notation is always...

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

The number, c, for scientific notation is any number from 1 to...(but not including).

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 100

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The exponent, n, for scientific notation must be a(n)...

• integer

• intergral

• whole number

• positive number

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Convert 696,340,000 meters (the radius of the sun) to scientific notation.

• 69.6 x 10^-7 meters

• 69.6 x 10⁷ meters

• 6.96 x 10⁸ meters

• 6.96 x 10^-8 meters

• 6.96 x 10⁷ meters

Convert 0.000024 meters (the width of a hair follicle) to scientific notation.

• 2.4 x 10^-6 meters

• 2.4 x 10^-5 meters

• 2.4 x 10⁵ meters

• 2.4 x 10⁶ meters

• 24.0 x 10^-6 meters

Expand 1.053 x 107 Liters (the volume of fresh groundwater on Earth) to standard form.

• 1,0530,000,000 Liters

• 10,530,000 Liters

• 15,300,000 Liters

• 100,530,000 Liters

• 15,030,000 Liters

Expand 1.2 x 10^-7 meters (size of a viral particle) to standard form.

• 0.00000012 meters

• 0.000000012 meters

• 12,000,000 meters

• 120,000,000 meters

Why is scientific notation useful? Check all that apply.

• It can make performing mathematical operations on numbers with the same base easier.

• It looks more fancy.

• Very large or very small numbers can be written compactly.

• It can make comprehending the magnitude (the scale) of measurements easier.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3