WorksheetsScientific Notation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second. Write this number in scientific notation.
a)
1.86 x 105
b)
1.86 x 104
c)
18.6 x 104
d)
186 x 103
2.
The closest galaxy to our own is over 2,500,000 light years away. Write this number is scientific notation.
a)
2.5 x 107
b)
.25 x 107
c)
25 x 105
d)
2.5 x 106
3.
Scientific notation writing very large numbers using powers of 10.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
5.
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
6.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
7.
Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000
520,000,000
a)
52 x 107
b)
5.2 x 107
c)
5.2 x 108
d)
0.52 x 109
8.
Which one of these is in scientific notation?
a)
8.987000
b)
8.98 x 106
c)
80.987 x 10
d)
8.986
9.
The table shows the mass in grams of one atom of each of several elements. List the elements in order from the least mass to greatest mass per atom.
a)
hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, silver, gold
b)
hydrogen, oxygen, gold, siver, carbon
c)
carbon, oxygen, silver, gold, hydrogen
d)
gold, oxygen, carbon, silver, hydrogen
10.
Arrange the numbers from least to greatest:
216,000,000 ; 2.2 x 103 ; 3.1 x 107 ; 310,000
216,000,000 ; 2.2 x 103 ; 3.1 x 107 ; 310,000
a)
2.2 x 103 ; 310,000; 3.1 x 107 ; 216,000,000
b)
310,000 ; 2.2 x 103 ; 3.1 x 107; 216,000,000
c)
3.1 x 107 ; 310,000; 2.2 x 103; 216,000,000
d)
2.2 x 103 ; 3.1 x 107 ; 310,000 ; 216,000,000
11.
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
12.
Which of the following in the LARGEST number?
a)
9 x 106
b)
8 x 1010
c)
1.3 x 1012
d)
5.3 x 103
13.
Which of the following numbers is the SMALLEST?
a)
8.7 x 103
b)
3 x 104
c)
1.3 x 108
d)
9 x 102
14.
Write -4,500,000 in scientific notation.
a)
4.5 x 106
b)
4.5 x 10-6
c)
-4.5 x 106
d)
-4.5 x 10-7
15.
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
16.
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
17.
How many zeros would be in this number if written in standard form?
6.47 x 1011
6.47 x 1011
a)
11
b)
9
c)
10
d)
12
18.
Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.
a)
7.07 x 10-6
b)
7.07 x 106
c)
707 x 108
d)
707 x 10-8
19.
Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
21.
What is scientific notation?
a)
A long way to write really short numbers
b)
A short way to write really large or really small numbers
c)
I don't know...
d)
None of the above
22.
If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...
a)
a really big number.
b)
a really small number.
23.
If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...
a)
a really large number.
b)
a really small number.
24.
Express the following in scientific notation:
1010.10
1010.10
a)
1.01010 x 103
b)
1.01010 x 105
c)
1.01010 x 10-3
d)
1.01010 x 10-5
25.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
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