Scientific Notation Worksheet

Translate between decimal notation and scientific notation. When changing a number to scientific notation, where does the decimal go?

• Before the first non-zero digit

• After the first non-zero digit

• At the end of the number

• At the beginning of the number

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Translate between decimal notation and scientific notation. How do you know what exponent the number gets in scientific notation?

• By counting the number of places the decimal point is moved.

• By adding 10 to the number.

• By subtracting 10 from the number.

• By multiplying the number by 100.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Translate between decimal notation and scientific notation. How do you know if the exponent will be negative or positive?

• The exponent is positive if the standard is greater than 1 and negative if it is less than 1.

• The exponent is negative if the standard form is greater than 1 and positive if it is less than 1.

• The exponent is always positive.

• The exponent is always negative.

• 0.0073

• 0.073

• 0.00073

• 0.73

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Translate between decimal notation and scientific notation. What direction will you move the decimal? How do you know?

• Move the decimal to the left for positive exponents and to the right for negative exponents.

• Move the decimal to the right for positive exponents and to the left for negative exponents.

• Always move the decimal to the left regardless of the exponent.

• Always move the decimal to the right regardless of the exponent.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write 73,450,000 in scientific notation.

• 7.345 x 10^7

• 7.345 x 10^6

• 73.45 x 10^5

• 734.5 x 10^4

Write 0.00000092 in scientific notation. The decimal point moves ______ places to the __________.

• 0.00000092 in scientific notation is 9.2 x 10^{-9}. The decimal point moves 9 places to the right.

• 0.00000092 in scientific notation is 9.2 x 10^{-8}. The decimal point moves 8 places to the right.

• 0.00000092 in scientific notation is 9.2 x 10^-7. The decimal point moves 7 places to the right.

• 0.00000092 in scientific notation is 9.2 x 10^{-10}. The decimal point moves 10 places to the right.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

• Mark is correct

• Maria is correct

• Both are correct

• Neither is correct

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

• 6.1 x 10^8 > 180,000,000

• 6.1 x 10^8 < 180,000,000

• 6.1 x 10^8 = 180,000,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3