Scientific Notation Quiz

Which shows 2.6 x 10⁴ in standard notation? A 264 C 26,000 B 2,600 D 26,104

• 264

• 26,000

• 2,600

• 26,104

The population of a large U.S. city is 1,703,210. Which of the following best expresses as estimation for this population?

• 1.7x10⁶

• 1.7x10⁷

• 1.7x10³

• 17.03x10⁶

Find the value of 6^-3

• -216

• -18

• 1/216

• 1/18

What is the standard notation for a distance of 9.302 x 10¹⁰ miles?

• 93,020,000,000,000

• 9,302,000,000

• 93,020,000,000

• 9,302,170,000

A number between 0 and 1 is written in scientific notation. Which of these describes the exponent?

• fraction

• whole number

• positive number

• negative number

What is the scientific notation for a length of 0.0000923 centimeter?

• 9.23x10^-6

• 9.23x10^-5

• 92.3x10^-5

• 92.3x10^-6

A distance of 6.5 x 10^-8 is multiplied by 10. The result is written in scientific notation. What is the new exponent?

• -80

• -8

• -7

• -6

What is the missing exponent?

w³ x w^?=w^-6

• -9

• 2

• -2

• 9

Write 3.65 x 10⁵ in standard notation/

Write your answer in scientific notation. (6.4 x 10³ ) (5.2 x 10⁴ )