Scientific Notation 1

How do you express the distance between Mars and the Sun in scientific notation?

• 1.42 X 10^2

• 1.42 X 10^7

• 1.42 X 10^8

• 1.42 X 10^9

Express how far Jupiter is from the Sun in scientific notation.

• 48.3 X 10^7

• 4.83 X 10^8

• 4.83 X 10^5

• 483 X 10^8

The thickness of paper is about 0.0001 of a meter. Which of the following choices represents this thickness?

• 1.0 X 10^-4

• 1.0 X 10^-3

• 10 X 10^-3

• 1.0 X 10^-5

How is 2.3 x 10^6 expressed in standard form?

• 230,000

• 23,000,000

• 23,000

• 2,300,000

How is 3.402 x 10^-3 expressed in standard form?

• .003402

• .03402

• .0003402

• .3402

Express one hundred billion(100,000,000,000) in scientific notation

• 1.0 X 10^11

• 1.0 X 10^9

• 1.0 X 10^10

• 1.0 X 10^8

Express five ten-thousandths (0.0005) in scientific notation.

• 5.0 X 10^-2

• 5.0 X 10^-5

• 5.0 X 10^-3

• 5.0 X 10^-4

How is 6.3 x 10^9 written in standard form?

• 63,000,000,000

• 6,300,000,000

• 630,000,000

• 63,000,000

The Earth’s circumference is approximately 40,000,000 meters. Which of the following is equal to 40,000,000?

• 4.0 X 10^8

• 4.0 X 10^5

• 4.0 X 10^7

• 4.0 X 10^9

Express 0.0000405 in scientific notation

• 4.05 X 10^-4

• 40.5 X 10^-3

• 4.05 X 10^-5

• 4.05 X 10^5