WorksheetsScientific notation
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT true of scientific notation?
a)
The number in front must be between 1 and 9.9
b)
The exponent tells you how many times the decimal was moved
c)
It shortens big numbers
d)
It doesn't always contain x10
2.
What is 9.2 x 104 in standard notation?
a)
9,200
b)
92,000
c)
920,000
d)
920
3.
What is 416,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
4.16 x 108
b)
4.16 x 109
c)
4.16 x 10-8
d)
4.16 x 10-9
4.
What is 2.8 x 10-4 in standard notation?
a)
28,000
b)
280,000
c)
.00028
d)
.000028
5.
What does a negative exponent mean in scientific notation? (example: 1.19 x 10-3)
a)
It means the number is very large
b)
It means the number is very small
6.
What is 7.0 x 108 in standard notation?
a)
7,000,000,000
b)
70,000,000
c)
700,000,000
d)
.000000007
7.
What is 2.0x 10-6 in standard notation?
a)
200,000
b)
2,000,000
c)
.000002
d)
.0000002
8.
What is 1 in scientific notation?
a)
1
b)
1 x 10-1
c)
1 x 10-1
d)
1 x 100
9.
What is 2.8 x 103 in standard notation?
a)
28,000
b)
2,800
c)
.0028
d)
.00028
10.
Scientific notation is NOT used extensively in which of the following?
a)
Math
b)
Science
c)
English
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