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Scientific Notation Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3600secs

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Class
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1.

The planet Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the Sun. What is this number in scientific notation?

a)

.93 x 108

b)

9.3 x 107

c)

93 x 106

d)

930 x 105

2.

The thickness of a penny is about 6.1 x 10-2 inches. Which of the following is equivalent to this measure?

a)

0.0061 inches 

b)

0.061 inches

c)

0.61 inches

d)

610 inches

3.

A calculator display showed 3E-6. This represents which of the following expressions?




a)

-3

b)

0.000003

c)

0.0000003

d)

3 x 106

4.

Write the number 0.853 in scientific notation.

a)

0.853 x 1000.853\ x\ 10^0  

b)

85.3 x 10285.3\ x\ 10^{-2}  

c)

  8.53 x 1008.53\ x\ 10^0

d)

8.53 x 1018.53\ x\ 10^{-1}  

5.

What is 4.01 x 100 written in standard form?

a)

0.401

b)

4.001

c)

4.01

d)

40.1

6.

For which value of k is the equation below true?

4,522,800,000 = 4.5228 x 10k

a)

5

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

7.

Which list shows the numbers in order from least to greatest?

a)

2.7 x 10-2, 2.7 x 10-3, 7.2 x 10-3

b)

2.7 x 10-3, 2.7 x 10-2, 7.2 x 10-3

c)

2.7 x 10-3, 7.2 x 10-3, 2.7 x 10-2

d)

7.2 x 10-3, 2.7 x 10-3, 2.7 x 10-2

8.

What is 6.92 x 10-4 written in standard form?

a)

0.0000692

b)

0.000692

c)

0.00692

d)

0.0692

9.

Choose the number that is written in scientific notation.

a)

0.78 x 10-2

b)

7.8 x 103

c)

78.0 x 10-4

d)

780 x 105

10.

The coefficient part of a number written in scientific notation is from 1 up to 10 but does not include 10.

1coefficient<101\le coefficient<10

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

Fill in the blank:

187,300,000 _ 1.873 x 108

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

12.

Fill in the blank:

5.15 x 10-4 _ 6.35 x 10-5

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=