Scientific Notation Quiz

What is the main purpose of using scientific notation?

• To simplify calculations with fractions

• To express numbers in binary form

• To represent very large or very small numbers

• To convert numbers into percentages

In scientific notation, what range must the coefficient be within?

• 100 and 1000

• 0 and 1

• 1 and 10

• 10 and 100

What does a positive exponent in scientific notation indicate about the number?

• The number is zero

• The number is large

• The number is small

• The number is negative

How many zeros are added when converting 3.14 x 10^5 to standard notation?

• Two

• Three

• Five

• Four

What does a negative exponent in scientific notation indicate about the number?

• The number is positive

• The number is small

• The number is zero

• The number is large

When converting 7.2 x 10^-4 to standard notation, how many zeros are placed before the 7?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One

When converting a large number to scientific notation, where should the decimal point be placed?

• Before the first digit

• After the last digit

• Between the first two non-zero digits

• At the end of the number

How many places is the decimal moved when converting 2,310,000,000 to scientific notation?

• Eight

• Ten

• Seven

• Nine

When converting a small number to scientific notation, what is the sign of the exponent?

• Zero

• Negative

• It depends on the number

• Positive

How many places is the decimal moved when converting 0.000054 to scientific notation?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven