Scientific Notation Basics

Which of these numbers is the greatest?

• 9 x 10⁹

• 8.1 x10⁸

• 9.02 x10⁹

• 6.35 x10⁷

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Which of the following numbers is the SMALLEST?

• 8.7 x 10^-3

• 3 x 10^-4

• 1.3 x 10^-8

• 9 x 10^-2

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Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

Convert to scientific notation:
0.0000456

• 4.56 x 10^-5

• 0.456 x 10^-4

• 45.6 x 10^-6

• 4.56 x 10^-4

Which is the largest?
4.8 x 10^-6 
1.3 x 10²⁰
3.1 x 10^-4
9.2 x 10^-5 
9.5 x 10³²
5.9 x 10^-5
2.9 x 10²¹
8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 9.5 x 10³²

• 3.1 x 10^-4

• 8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 4.8 x 10^-6 

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(2.5 x 10⁴) (4 x 10³)

• 1.0 x 10⁷

• 1.0 x 10⁸

• 10 x 10⁷

• 1.0 x 10⁶

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The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

• 50

• 5

• 100

• 10

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which of the following numbers is correctly written in scientific notation?

• 0.98 x 10³

• 9.8 x 10²

• 98 x 10¹

• 980 x 10⁰

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

7.82 x 10^-6 is an example of scientific notation. The exponent of -6 tells you your number will be very ________.

• Large

• Small

• Basic

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Write the answer in scientific notation.
5 x 10⁸ -   3 x 10⁸  =

• 2.4 x 10⁸

• 2.4 x 10⁰

• 1.6 x 10⁰

• 2 x 10⁸

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