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Scientific Notation - The Universe

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Write 9,450,000 in scientific notation.
a)
9.45 x 104
b)
9.45 x 105
c)
9.45 x 106
d)
.945 x 107
3.

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

4.

Mercury is 57,000,000 km from the sun. Write this in scientific notation.

a)

5.7 X 107 km

b)

570.0 X 107 km

c)

5.7 X 106 km

d)

5.7 X 108 km

5.

Venus is 1.08 X 108 km from the sun. How far is Venus from the sun?

a)

108,000,000 km

b)

108 km

c)

10,800,000 km

6.

Earth is 150,000,000 km from the sun. Represent this in scientific notation

a)

1.5 X 108 km

b)

1.5 X 107 km

c)

150 X 108 km

d)

150 X 107 km

7.

Mars is 2.28 X 108 km from the sun. How far is Mars from the sun?

a)

228,000,000 km

b)

2.28 km

c)

22,800,000 km

8.

Jupiter is 779,000,000 km from the sun. How would this value be represented in scientific notation?

a)

7.79 X 108 km

b)

7.79 X 109 km

c)

779.0 X 106 km

9.

Neptune is 4.5 X 109 kilometers from the sun. How far is Neptune from the sun?

a)

4,500,000,000 km

b)

4.5 km

c)

45,000,000 km

10.
The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.
a)
50
b)
5
c)
100
d)
10
11.

Which is 460,000 in Scientific Notation?

a)

4.6 x 106

b)

4.6 x 105

c)

4.6 x 104

d)

46 x 105

12.
Write 0.00000054 in scientific notation.
a)
54 x 108
b)
5.4 x 107
c)
54 x 10-8
d)
5.4 x 10-7
13.

One type of insect is 0.000025 meters long. What is this distance in scientific notation?

a)

2.5 x 104

b)

25 x 105

c)

2.4 x 10-4

d)

2.5 x 10-5