WorksheetsScientific Notation Intro
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)
5 x 104
c)
5 x 103
d)
.5 x 103
2.
The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.
a)
50
b)
5
c)
100
d)
10
3.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
4.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
5.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
6.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000045
.000045
a)
4.5 x 10-5
b)
45 x 10-6
c)
4.5 x105
d)
45 x 106
7.
What is scientific notation?
a)
A long way to write really short numbers
b)
A short way to write really long numbers
c)
I don't know...
d)
None of the above
8.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...
If the exponent is a positive number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a smaller number
9.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...
If the exponent is a negative number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a small number
10.
Write 7.8 x 10-3 in standard form.
a)
0.0078
b)
7,800
c)
78
d)
0.078
11.
Write 2.08 x 102 in standard form.
a)
208
b)
0.0208
c)
20,800
d)
0.208
12.
Write 8.73 x 10-4 in standard form.
a)
0.000873
b)
0.0873
c)
87,300
d)
8,730
13.
Write 6,700 in scientific notation.
a)
6.7 x 103
b)
6.7 x10-3
c)
67 x 102
d)
67 x 10-2
14.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
15.
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part is a power of base 10.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
What is 5,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.0 x 106
b)
5 x 10-6
c)
5.0 x 102
d)
4.99 x 109
17.
Convert to standard notation:
2.4 x 10-3
2.4 x 10-3
a)
2400
b)
0.24
c)
0.024
d)
0.0024
18.
Write 7.113 x 107 in standard form.
a)
71,130,00
b)
7,113,000
c)
0.0000007113
d)
7,113
19.
What is the rule for "a" in scientific notation?
(a x 10b)
(a x 10b)
a)
"a" needs to be greater than 1, but less than 10
b)
"a" can be any number with a decimal
c)
"a" tells you how many places you move your decimal
d)
"a" can be any number between 1 and 100
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