1.8 - 1.10 Review

Which is the best estimate of the following:
10,030,400,000

• 1 x 10⁹

• 1 x 10¹⁰

• 1 x 10^-10

• 1.00304 x10^-10

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really large or really small numbers

• I don't know...

• None of the above

When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.

• False
• True

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

• 437560000

• 0.00043756

• 43756

• 4.3756

How do you write 8.317 x 10^-6 in standard form?

• 0.000008317

• 0.0000007238

• 837,100

• 8,317,000

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.004078

• 4.078  x  10^-3
• 4.078  x  10³
• 40.78  x  10^-4
• .4078  x  10^-2

Which of these numbers are NOT in scientific notation?

• 1.2 x 10³
• 5.3 x 10⁹
• 2.0 x 10⁰
• 10 x 10²

Which value is the greatest?

• 5.0 x 10^-9

• 5.0 x 10^-4

• 5.0 x 10⁶

• 5.0 x 10⁸

The Statue of Liberty weighs 450,000 pounds. What is this number written in scientific notation?

• 4.5 x 10^-5
• 45 x 10^-4
• 45 x 10⁴
• 4.5 x 10⁵

Rewrite in proper scientific notation: 0.43 x 10¹⁰

• 4.3 x 10⁹

• 4.3 x 10¹⁰

• 4.3 x 10⁸

• 0.43 x 10¹⁰