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Exploring Powers of 10 in Grade 8 Mathematics

Exploring Powers of 10 in Grade 8 Mathematics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
8.EE.A.3, 5.NBT.A.2, 4.NBT.A.2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.EE.A.3
,
CCSS.5.NBT.A.2
,
CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are powers of 10 useful for expressing very large or very small quantities?

They make calculations more difficult.

They make the numbers look more complex.

They help in understanding the magnitude of the number quickly.

They are easier to write in words.

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can 500 billion be expressed using powers of 10?

5 times 10 to the 10th power

5 times 10 to the 11th power

50 times 10 to the 10th power

50 times 10 to the 11th power

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the advantage of using powers of 10 to write large numbers?

It makes the number smaller.

It helps in quickly understanding the size of the number.

It makes the number more accurate.

It makes the number more complex.

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can the world population of 7.4 billion be written using powers of 10?

7.4 times 10 to the 10th power

7.4 times 10 to the 9th power

7.4 times 10 to the 11th power

7.4 times 10 to the 8th power

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of plotting numbers on a number line when comparing large quantities?

To make the numbers look smaller.

To visually compare the magnitudes of the numbers.

To make the numbers more complex.

To avoid using powers of 10.

Tags

CCSS.4.NBT.A.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the width of a bacterium cell in meters using powers of 10?

2 times 10 to the negative 8th power

2 times 10 to the negative 5th power

2 times 10 to the negative 6th power

2 times 10 to the negative 7th power

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can we label a number line to plot the width of a bacterium cell?

With multiples of 10 to the negative 7th power

With multiples of 10 to the negative 8th power

With multiples of 10 to the negative 6th power

With multiples of 10 to the negative 5th power

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