Free Printable Introduction to Exponents

1.

Which number is the BASE?
2³= 8

a)

2

b)

3

c)

8

2.

Which number is the EXPONENT?
4^{2 =}16

a)

4

b)

2

c)

16

3.

Which is GREATER?
2⁷ or 7²

a)

2⁷

b)

7²

c)

Neither, they are equal

4.

How do you correctly say 4³

a)

4 squared

b)

3 quadrupled

c)

4 cubed

d)

4 to the power of 2

5.

What special word do you use for the exponent of 2?

a)

squared

b)

cubed

c)

triangled

d)

boxed

6.

Find the value (standard form) of the power.
3³

a)

9

b)

6

c)

27

d)

12

7.

A scientist reports that a bacteria culture contains 3⁴ bacteria.
How many bacteria is that?

a)

12

b)

81

c)

7

d)

95

8.

How do you write 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 with an exponent?

a)

4²

b)

2⁴

c)

2²

9.

Find the equivalent expression.
15×15×15×15

a)

15⁴

b)

4¹⁵

c)

15x4

d)

15+15+15+15

10.

3⁴is bigger than 4³.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

5⁴=

a)

20

b)

625

c)

1024

12.

Find the equivalent expression.

9 x 9 x 9 x 9 x 9

a)

9⁵

b)

9¹⁵

c)

9 x 5

d)

9 + 9 + 9 + 9+ 9

13.

The exponent equivalent of 20 x 20 x 20 is

a)

20 x 3

b)

20³

c)

3²⁰

14.

In the exponent 3⁴, the three represents____________ ?

a)

power

b)

base

c)

exponent

d)

integers

15.

What is the power to this problem?
6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

a)

6 to the 7th power

b)

6 to the 8th power

c)

7 to the 9th power

d)

10 to the 5th power

16.

2⁵ is the same as 2 x 5.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Choose the answer.
5²

a)

10

b)

15

c)

20

d)

25

18.

the number that is multiplied by itself when it is raised to a certain power.

a)

exponent

b)

base

c)

exponential expression

19.

a number that shows how many times a base is used as a factor

a)

exponential expression

b)

base

c)

exponent

20.

expression written with exponents

a)

base

b)

exponents

c)

exponential expression

21.

What is $x^2$ ?

a)

$2\cdot x$

b)

$x\cdot x$

22.

5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 is represented as a power by

a)

$5^6$

b)

$6^5$

23.

Compare: $2^5$ _______ $6^2$

a)

$=$

b)

$>$

c)

$<$

24.

Write the following in Exponential Form

2 x 2 x 2 x 2

a)

2⁴

b)

4²

c)

16

25.

Write the following in Exponential Form

0 x 0 x 0 x 0 x 0 x 0

a)

6⁰

b)

0⁶

c)

0

26.

Which is equivalent to 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 ?

a)

5³

b)

5⁴

c)

4⁵

d)

5⁵

27.

How would you represent 8⁶ ?

a)

8 x 6

b)

8 x 8 x 6

c)

8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8 x 8

d)

6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6 x 6

28.

The exponent equivalent of 20 x 20 x 20 is:

a)

20 x 3

b)

20³

c)

3²⁰

d)

2000

29.

Find the value (standard form) of the power.
12²

a)

24

b)

120

c)

14

d)

144

30.

Find the value of the power.
9²

a)

18

b)

9

c)

72

d)

81

31.

Which is equivalent to 2⁴?

a)

8

b)

20

c)

16

d)

12

32.

Which of the following are the same as "nine to the third power"?

Select all that apply, there may be more than one answer.

a)

9 x 9 x 9

b)

9³

c)

$9\times3$

d)

$9+9+9$

33.

3² = ?

Sarah says the answer is 9, and Jack says the answer is 6. Which student is correct?

a)

Sarah, because 3 times 3 is 9.

b)

Jack, because 3 times 2 is 6.

c)

Neither of them are correct.

d)

Both Jack and Sarah are correct. This problem could have 2 correct answers.

34.

What would the exponent be for:

4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 ?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

1,024

d)

20

35.

Select any of the expressions below that are equal to 16.

a)

$4\times4$

b)

$4^2$

c)

$2^3$

d)

$2\times2\times2\times2$

e)

$16^1$

36.

Amelia says that $10^2$ is 100. Jacinta says that $10^2$ is 20. Which student is correct?

a)

Amelia

b)

Jacinta

37.

Which is greater, 2654⁰ or 5⁰?

a)

2654⁰

b)

5⁰

c)

They are the same

d)

Zero is greater

38.

Anything raised to a power of zero is always:

a)

0

b)

1

c)

itself

d)

negative

39.

Simplify y⁰

a)

y

b)

0

c)

1

d)

1y

Introduction to Exponents

Total questions: 39

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