Exploring Negative and Zero Exponents

Exploring Negative and Zero Exponents

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
8.EE.A.1, 6.EE.A.1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amelia Wright

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.8.EE.A.1
,
CCSS.6.EE.A.1

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an exponent indicate when it's a positive whole number?

None of the above

Multiplication of the base by itself

Division of the base

Subtraction from the base

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you have X to the power of a divided by X to the power of b, what is the result?

X to the power of b - a

X to the power of a + b

X to the power of ab

X to the power of a - b

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the value of any base raised to the zero power?

The base itself

Undefined

1

0

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the simplified form of 5 to the power of 0?

Undefined

0

5

1

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the value of any number except zero raised to the power of zero?

Undefined

0

1

The number itself

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can 2 to the power of -3 be simplified?

2 multiplied by -3

Cannot be simplified

2 divided by 3

1 divided by 2 to the 3rd power

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does a negative exponent indicate?

Subtraction

Multiplication

Addition

Division

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.1

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