Free Printable Diagnostic Assessment: Scientific Notation

1.

Match the following.

a)

$3\times10^5$

1.

scientific notation

b)

300,000

2.

standard form

c)

three hundred thousand

3.

written form

2.

Write the following number in scientific notation.

360

a)

$3.6\times10^2$

b)

$0.36\times10^2$

c)

$3.6\times10^3$

d)

$3.6\times10^{-2}$

3.

Write the following number in standard form. Type your answer with no spaces and no commas.

$4.35\times10^5$

(a)

4.

Write the following number in scientific notation.

0.052

a)

$5.2\times10^1$

b)

$5.2\times10^{-1}$

c)

$5.2\times10^{-2}$

d)

$5.2\times10^2$

5.

Write the following number in standard form. Type your answer with no spaces and no commas.

$5.7\times10^{-1}$

(a)

6.

Choose the smaller number.

a)

$9.5\times10^4$

b)

$9.21\times10^7$

7.

Choose the bigger number.

a)

$2.45\times10^{-6}$

b)

$7.3\times10^{-8}$

8.

Write the following number in scientific notation correctly.

$942.1\times10^8$

a)

$9.421\times10^8$

b)

$9.421\times10^5$

c)

$9.421\times10^{11}$

d)

$9.421\times10^{10}$

9.

Write the following number in scientific notation correctly.

$0.00002\times10^{-5}$

a)

$2\times10^{-11}$

b)

$2\times10^{-10}$

c)

$2\times10^0$

d)

$2\times10^{-9}$

10.

Match the following:

a)

grams (g)

1.

measure of mass

b)

liters (L)

2.

measure of volume

c)

meters (m)

3.

measure of distance

d)

meters per second ( $\frac{m}{s}$ )

4.

measure of speed

e)

meters per second squared

( $\frac{m}{s^2}$ )

5.

measure of acceleration

11.

Match the following.

a)

acceleration due to gravity

in $\frac{m}{s^2}$

1.

9.8

b)

speed of light in

meters per second ( $\frac{m}{s}$ )

2.

299,792,458

c)

speed of sound in

meters per second ( $\frac{m}{s}$ )

3.

343

d)

temperature of absolute zero in Celsius

4.

-273.15

e)

mass of 1 litre of water in grams (g)

5.

1000

Diagnostic Assessment: Scientific Notation | Mr. Q

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

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