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Measurement, Rounding, & Scientific Notation

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Write in standard form:

8 x 104 cm

a)

8,000 cm

b)

80,000 cm

c)

.00008 cm

2.

Which measurement is correctly written in scientific notation?

a)

5.67 x 105 L

b)

56.7 x 103 L

c)

0.567 x 106 L

3.

How do you write 8.317 x 106 kg in standard form?

a)

0.000008317 kg

b)

8,317,000,000 kg

c)

0.0000008371 kg

d)

8,317,000 kg

4.

Convert to standard notation:

5.2 x 108 pm

a)

520,000,000 pm

b)

5,200,000,000 pm

c)

0.0000000052 pm

d)

0.000000052 pm

5.

How would you write 0.0005 yd in scientific notation?

a)

50 x 10-5 yd

b)

5 x 10-4 yd

c)

5 x 104 yd

d)

.5 x 103 yd

6.

Express the following in scientific notation:

.000457 dm

a)

457 x 106 dm

b)

457 x 10-6 dm

c)

4.57 x104 dm

d)

4.57 x 10-4 dm

7.

Write 0.0015 qt in scientific notation.

a)

0.15 x 103 qt

b)

1.5 x 103 qt

c)

-1.5 x 10-3 qt

d)

1.5 x 10-3 qt

8.

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.004078 mL

a)

4.078 x 10-3 mL

b)

4.078 x 103 mL

c)

40.78 x 10-4 mL

d)

.4078 x 10-2 mL

9.

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 562000 mi

a)

5.62 x 105 mi

b)

5.62 x 10-5 mi

c)

56.2 x 10-5 mi

d)

56.2 x 105 mi

10.

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.000398 mg

a)

39.8 x 10-5 mg

b)

3.98 x 10-5 mg

c)

3.98 x 10-4 mg

d)

39.8 x 10-6 mg

11.

Convert to standard form: 3.97 x 10-2 pt

a)

397 pt

b)

0.0397 pt

c)

0.00397 pt

d)

0.397 pt

12.

The first number in scientific notation must be...

a)

Greater than 0 and smaller than 9

b)

Greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10

c)

Greater than 1 and less than 10

d)

Greater than 0 and less than 10

13.

When going from scientific notation to standard form, if the exponent is negative, you move your decimal....

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

14.

If the exponent on the power of ten is negative...

a)

the number is greater than 1

b)

the number is less than 1

15.

Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second. Write this number in scientific notation.

a)

1.86 x 105 mi/s

b)

1.86 x 104 mi/s

c)

18.6 x 104 mi/s

d)

186 x 103 mi/s

16.
Express the following in scientific notation:
10,030,400,000
a)
1.00304 x 109
b)
1.00304 x 1010
c)
1.00403 x 1010
d)
1.00304 x10-10
17.

What is the volume of the liquid?

a)

22.5 mL

b)

25.0 mL

c)

28.5 mL

d)

25 mL

18.
What is the length of the red bar?
a)
9.5 cm
b)
10 cm
c)
9.50 cm
d)
8.4 cm
19.

What is the length of the red bar?

a)

10 cm

b)

10.00 cm

c)

10.0 cm

20.

What is the length of the blue bar?

a)

8.3 cm

b)

8.00 cm

c)

8.30 cm

d)

7.9 cm

21.
How close a value is to the true or accepted value:
a)
precision
b)
accuracy 
c)
estimate
d)
significant figures
22.

The degree to which the results of multiple repeat experiments agree with one another.

a)

estimate

b)

accuracy

c)

precision

d)

significant figures

23.
In the measurement 0.503 L, which digit is the uncertain digit?
a)
5
b)
the 0 immediately to the left of the 3
c)
3
d)
the 0 to the left of the decimal point
24.

Scientific notation is used by scientists to

a)

make numbers smaller

b)

make numbers more accurate

c)

make very small and large numbers more manageable

d)

show significant figures

25.

All measurements are made up of these 2 components:

a)

coefficient and power of ten

b)

numbers and units

c)

numbers and decimals

d)

none of the above

26.

What units are used to measure mass?

a)

grams (g)

b)

meters (m)

c)

milliliters (mL)

27.

What units are used to measure volume?

a)

grams (g)

b)

meters (m)

c)

milliliters (mL)

28.

Calculate 12.34 cm + 1.234 cm + 0.1234 cm. Round your final answer appropriately.

a)

13.697 cm

b)

13.7 cm

c)

13.70 cm

d)

14 cm

29.

Calculate 12.34 cm x 1.234 cm x 0.1234 cm. Round your final answer appropriately.

a)

1.879 cm3

b)

1.879

c)

1.9 cm3

d)

1.88 cm3

30.

If the exponent on the power of ten is negative...

a)

the number is greater than 1

b)

the number is less than 1

31.

When going from scientific notation to standard form, if the exponent is positive, you move your decimal....

a)

to the right

b)

to the left

32.

Perform the following calculation and round your final answer appropriately. 8.94 g3.65 mL\frac{8.94\ g}{3.65\ mL}  

a)

2.45 mL

b)

2.45 g

c)

2.45 mL/g

d)

2.45 g/mL

33.

Perform the following calculation and round your final answer appropriately. 4.98 cm25.63 cm + 2.00 cm\frac{4.98\ cm^2}{5.63\ cm}\ +\ 2.00\ cm  

a)

 2.88 cm2.88\ cm  

b)

 2.88 cm22.88\ cm^2  

c)

 2.88 cm32.88\ cm^3 

34.

What is the SCALE of this graduated cylinder? (what does each of the small graduation marks represent)

a)

0.2

b)

1

c)

2

d)

5

35.
Where do we read the level of liquid?
a)
The highest point the liquid touches.
b)
The bottom of the meniscus.
c)
Half way between, we make an educated guess and round it.
d)
Somewhere about there.
36.
What is the volume of the water?
a)
24 mL
b)
21.5 mL
c)
20.5 mL
d)
22 mL
37.
What is the volume of liquid in this graduated cylinder?
a)
40.0 mL
b)
40.3 mL
c)
43.0 mL
d)
44.0 mL
38.

Identify the number in the hundredths place:

8.0579

a)

8

b)

0

c)

5

d)

7

39.

Round the following measurement to the hundredths place:

93.4645 m

a)

93.5 m

b)

93.46 m

c)

93.465 m

d)

93.47 m

40.

Round the following measurement to the hundredths place:

2.34567 m

a)

2.3 m

b)

2.34 m

c)

2.35 m

d)

2.346 m

41.

Write in standard form:

3.78 x 10-5 in

a)

37,800,000 in

b)

378000 in

c)

0.0000378 in

d)

0.00000378 in

42.

Calculate 101.00 ft - 28.9263 ft. Round your final answer appropriately.

a)

72.08 ft

b)

72.07 ft

c)

72.10 ft

d)

72.00 ft

43.

Perform the following calculation and round your final answer appropriately. (1.8 ×103 g) +(9.6 ×108g)2.65 ×1010 cm3 \frac{\left(1.8\ \times10^3\ g\right)\ +\left(9.6\ \times10^8g\right)}{2.65\ \times10^{10}\ cm^3}\   

a)

 0.036 gcm30.036\ \frac{g}{cm^3}  

b)

 0.04 gcm30.04\ \frac{g}{cm^3}  

c)

 1800.036 gcm31800.036\ \frac{g}{cm^3}  

d)

 1800.04 gcm31800.04\ \frac{g}{cm^3}  

44.

Perform the following calculation and round your final answer appropriately.  (12.73 × 102cm)(7.12 ×106cm)(9.89 ×104cm)1.2 ×104cm2\frac{\left(12.73\ \times\ 10^2cm\right)\left(7.12\ \times10^6cm\right)\left(9.89\ \times10^4cm\right)}{1.2\ \times10^4cm^2}  

a)

 7.47 ×1010cm7.47\ \times10^{10}cm  

b)

 7.47 cm7.47\ cm  

c)

 7.47 ×1010 cm47.47\ \times10^{10}\ cm^4  

d)

 7.47 cm47.47\ cm^4  

45.

Perform the following calculation and round your final answer appropriately.  (26 × 104 mi)(3.915 ×102mi)=\left(26\ \times\ 10^4\ mi\right)-\left(3.915\ \times10^2mi\right)=  

a)

259608.5 mi

b)

259609 mi

c)

259608.50 mi

d)

259608 mi