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Finding Sig Figs/Scientific Notation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many sig. figs are in the number 350.540 grams

(a)  

2.

Determine the number of sig figs in the following measurement: 0.036653 m

(a)  

3.

Determine the number of sig figs in the following measurement 72,100 liters

(a)  

4.

Determine the number of sig figs in the following measurement 3000 mm

(a)  

5.

Determine the number of sig figs in the following measurement 25.03 L

(a)  

6.
Determine the number of sig figs in the following measurement: 
0.00300
a)
3
b)
6
c)
1
d)
5
7.

Express the following number in scientific notation:

4.502 x 105

a)

450,200

b)

4502

c)

0.00004502

d)

0.000004502

8.
Express the following number in decimal notation: 
4.96 x 10-3
a)
0.00496
b)
4,960
c)
496
d)
0.000496
9.

Express the following number in decimal notation:

1.729 e6

a)

1,729,000

b)

0.000001729

c)

172,900

d)

1.729

10.

Express the following number in scientific notation:

18,000,000

a)

1.8e7

b)

18e7

c)

1.8

d)

1.8 e-7

11.

Express the following number in scientific notation:

0.00000534

a)

5.34 x 10-6

b)

5.34 x 106

c)

5.34 x 107

d)

5.34e-6

12.

Pick ALL the measurements that contain 3 sig figs?

a)

200 mL

b)

20.0 mL

c)

0.02 mL

d)

0.020 mL

e)

231 turtles

13.
Which value has only 4 significant digits? 
a)
6.930
b)
0.450
c)
8450
d)
0.392
14.

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

a)

5.64000000 x 10-8

b)

5.64e6

c)

5.64 x 108

d)

5.64000000 x 108

15.

What are the only kind of numbers that belong in scientific notation?

a)

any number can be in scientific notation

b)

only sig digs belong in scientific notation

c)

only the numbers 1-9 belong in scientific notation