Quiz about Scientific Notation and Significant Figures Quiz

Question 1

Convert $$4,500$$ to scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$4.5 imes 10^3$$

Answer

$$4.5 imes 10^2$$

Answer

$$45 imes 10^2$$

Answer

$$0.45 imes 10^4$$

Question 2

Write $$0.0032$$ in scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$3.2 imes 10^{-3}$$

Answer

$$3.2 imes 10^{-2}$$

Answer

$$32 imes 10^{-4}$$

Answer

$$0.32 imes 10^{-2}$$

Question 3

Convert $$7.1 imes 10^4$$ to standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$71,000$$

Answer

$$710$$

Answer

$$7,100$$

Answer

$$710,000$$

Question 4

Express $$2.05 imes 10^{-2}$$ in standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$0.0205$$

Answer

$$0.205$$

Answer

$$0.00205$$

Answer

$$2.05$$

Question 5

Convert $$0.00056$$ to scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$5.6 imes 10^{-4}$$

Answer

$$5.6 imes 10^{-3}$$

Answer

$$5.6 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$56 imes 10^{-5}$$

Question 6

Write $$9.8 imes 10^2$$ in standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$980$$

Answer

$$98$$

Answer

$$9,800$$

Answer

$$0.098$$

Question 7

Convert $$0.0000071$$ to scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$7.1 imes 10^{-6}$$

Answer

$$7.1 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$7.1 imes 10^{-7}$$

Answer

$$0.71 imes 10^{-5}$$

Question 8

Express $$3.6 imes 10^{-1}$$ in standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$0.36$$

Answer

$$3.6$$

Answer

$$0.036$$

Answer

$$36$$

Question 9

Convert $$5.02 imes 10^3$$ to standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$5,020$$

Answer

$$502$$

Answer

$$50,200$$

Answer

$$502,000$$

Question 10

Write $$0.00042$$ in scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$4.2 imes 10^{-4}$$

Answer

$$4.2 imes 10^{-3}$$

Answer

$$4.2 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$0.42 imes 10^{-3}$$

Question 11

Which of the following is the correct scientific notation for $$123,000$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$1.23 imes 10^5$$

Answer

$$1.23 imes 10^4$$

Answer

$$12.3 imes 10^4$$

Answer

$$0.123 imes 10^6$$

Question 12

Convert $$6.25 imes 10^{-3}$$ to standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$0.00625$$

Answer

$$0.0625$$

Answer

$$0.000625$$

Answer

$$0.625$$

Question 13

Which number is equivalent to $$4.7 imes 10^6$$ in standard notation?

Accepted Answer

$$4,700,000$$

Answer

$$470,000$$

Answer

$$47,000,000$$

Answer

$$470,000,000$$

Question 14

Express $$0.00089$$ in scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$8.9 imes 10^{-4}$$

Answer

$$8.9 imes 10^{-3}$$

Answer

$$8.9 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$0.89 imes 10^{-3}$$

Question 15

Which of the following is the standard notation for $$2.34 imes 10^2$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$234$$

Answer

$$23.4$$

Answer

$$2,340$$

Answer

$$0.234$$

Question 16

A scientist records a measurement as $$5.60 imes 10^{-2}$$ . What is this value in standard notation?

Accepted Answer

$$0.056$$

Answer

$$0.560$$

Answer

$$0.0056$$

Answer

$$0.00056$$

Question 17

Write $$0.00081$$ in scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$8.1 imes 10^{-4}$$

Answer

$$8.1 imes 10^{-3}$$

Answer

$$8.1 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$0.81 imes 10^{-3}$$

Question 18

Express $$3.75 imes 10^5$$ in standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$375,000$$

Answer

$$37,500$$

Answer

$$3,750,000$$

Answer

$$375,000,000$$

Question 19

Write $$0.00000052$$ in scientific notation.

Accepted Answer

$$5.2 imes 10^{-7}$$

Answer

$$5.2 imes 10^{-5}$$

Answer

$$5.2 imes 10^{-6}$$

Answer

$$0.52 imes 10^{-6}$$

Question 20

Express $$1.09 imes 10^{-3}$$ in standard notation.

Accepted Answer

$$0.00109$$

Answer

$$0.0109$$

Answer

$$0.000109$$

Answer

$$0.109$$

Question 21

How many significant figures are in the number $$0.00450$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$4$$

Answer

$$5$$

Question 22

How many significant figures are in $$1.230$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$4$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$5$$

Question 23

Count the significant figures in $$500$$ (no decimal point).

Accepted Answer

$$1$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$0$$

Question 24

How many significant figures are in $$0.07$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$1$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$4$$

Question 25

How many significant figures are in $$2.005$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$4$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$5$$

Question 26

How many significant figures are in $$0.000300$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$1$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$4$$

Question 27

How many significant figures are in $$6.02 imes 10^{23}$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$4$$

Answer

$$5$$

Question 28

How many significant figures are in $$0.100$$ ?

Accepted Answer

$$3$$

Answer

$$1$$

Answer

$$2$$

Answer

$$4$$

Question 29

Which of the following numbers has exactly $$2$$ significant figures?

Accepted Answer

$$2.0$$

Answer

$$0.02$$

Answer

$$0.002$$

Answer

$$0.2$$

Question 30

Which number has the greatest number of significant figures?

Accepted Answer

$$4.50$$

Answer

$$0.0045$$

Answer

$$0.045$$

Answer

$$45$$

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