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Scientific Notation and Dimensional Analysis

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Consider Exponent Rules....

102104=?10^2\cdot10^4=?  

a)

10^6

b)

10^8

c)

10^10

d)

10^12

2.

Consider Exponent Rules....

 1014106=?10^{14}\cdot10^{-6}=? 

a)

10^6

b)

10^8

c)

10^10

d)

10^12

3.

Consider Exponent Rules....

104106=?10^{-4}\cdot10^{-6}=?  

a)

10^-6

b)

10^-8

c)

10^-10

d)

10^-12

4.

Consider Exponent Rules....

104106=?10^4\cdot10^6=?  

a)

10^6

b)

10^8

c)

10^10

d)

10^12

5.

Consider Scientific Notation...

5 Which is the correct coefficient of 147,000 when it is written in scientific notation

a)

147

b)

14.7

c)

1.47

d)

0.147

6.

Which is the correct coefficient of 23,400,000 when it is written in scientific notation?

a)

0.234

b)

2.34

c)

234.

d)

23.4

7.

How many places do you need to move the decimal point to change 190,000 to 1.9?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

8.

How many places do you need to move the decimal point to change 765,200,000,000 to 7.652?

a)

11

b)

10

c)

9

d)

8

9.

Which of the following is 345,000,000 in scientific notation?

a)

3.45 x 10^8

b)

3.45 x 10^6

c)

345 x 10^6

d)

.345 x 10^9

10.

MULTIPLE ANSWER SELECT

Which of these numbers, written in scientific notation, is not a number greater than one?

a)

0.34 x 10^-8

b)

7.2 x 10^3

c)

8.9 x 10^-4

d)

2.2 x 10^-1

e)

11.4 x 10^12

11.

Which is the correct decimal placement for a coefficient to convert 0.000832 to scientific notation?

a)

832

b)

83.2

c)

0.832

d)

8.32

12.

How many times do you need to move the decimal point to change 0.00658 to 6.58?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

Write 0.00278 in scientific notation.

a)

27.8 x 10^-4

b)

2.78 x 10^3

c)

2.78 x 10 ^-3

d)

278 x 10^-3

14.

MULTIPLE ANSWERS

Which of these numbers, written in scientific notation, is a number greater than one?

a)

0.34 x 10^-8

b)

7.2 x 10^3

c)

8.9 x 10^4

d)

2.2 x 10^-1

15.
You know 1000 mg = 1 g.  Convert 2.5 grams into milligrams.
a)
25 mg
b)
25,000 mg
c)
250 mg
d)
2500 mg
16.
convert 9 km to mm
a)
900,000
b)
9,000,000
c)
9,000
d)
90,000
17.
How many gallons are in a pool that holds 758,000 Liters?
(1 gallon = 3.79 Liters)
a)
200
b)
20,000
c)
200,000
d)
2,000,000
18.
How many inches are in 1 mile?
a)
66330in
b)
63360in
c)
63660in
d)
63066in
19.
1000 grams = _____ kilograms
a)
0.0001
b)
1,000,000
c)
10
d)
1
20.
The base unit for length is the
a)
second
b)
gram
c)
meter
d)
liter
21.
Deca-   means
a)
10
b)
100
c)
1/10
d)
1/100
22.

How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)

a)

1.10 kg

b)

78.5 kg

c)

110 kg

d)

78500 kg

23.

Convert 62 miles/hour to feet/second. (5,280 ft = 1 mi)

a)

5,456 ft/s

b)

.003 ft/s

c)

91 ft/s

d)

909 ft/s