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Scientific and standard notation

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 3hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?
a)
5.64 x 10-7
b)
5.64 x 106
c)
5.64 x 108
d)
56.4 x 107
2.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
3.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
4.
How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?
a)
1.0001 x 104
b)
1.01 x 105
c)
1.001 x 103
d)
10.1 x 103
5.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
6.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
7.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
8.
Express the following in standard notation:
8.025 x 10-8
a)
.00000008025
b)
.000000008025
c)
802,500,000,000
d)
80,250,000,000
9.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000045
a)
4.5 x 10-5
b)
45 x 10-6
c)
4.5 x105
d)
45 x 106
10.
Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  
a)
52 x 107
b)
5.2 x 107
c)
5.2 x 108
d)
0.52 x 109
11.
Convert to standard notation:
2.4 x 10-3 
a)
2400
b)
0.24
c)
0.024
d)
0.0024
12.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a smaller number
13.
UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...
a)
you will get a large number
b)
you will get a small number
14.
Which one of these is in scientific notation?
a)
8.987000
b)
8.98 x 106
c)
80.987 x 10
d)
8.986
15.
Write in standard form: 
8 x 104
a)
8,000
b)
80,000
c)
.00008
16.
Write in standard form: 
2.12 x 10-3
a)
.00212
b)
.000212
c)
2,120
17.
When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.
a)
False
b)
True
18.
Write 650 in scientific notation.
a)
650 x 102
b)
6.5 x 102
c)
6.5 x 103
d)
It is impossible to determine without eating a snack first.
19.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
20.
How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?
a)
50 x 105
b)

5 x 10-4

c)

5 x 10-3

d)
.5 x 103
21.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
22.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
23.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
24.

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

a)

50 x 10-5

b)

5 x 10-4

c)

5 x 103

d)

.5 x 103

25.
How would you write -5.6 x 10-3 in standard form?
a)
0.0056
b)
-5,600
c)
0.00056
d)
-0.0056
26.

How do you write

8.317 x 106

in standard form?

a)

8,371,000

b)

83,170,000

c)

837,100

d)

8,317,000

27.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
28.
Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457
a)
457 x 106
b)
457 x 10-6
c)
4.57 x104
d)
4.57 x 10-4
29.

Convert to scientific notation:

520,000,000

a)

52 x 107

b)

5.2 x 10-7

c)

5.2 x 108

d)

0.52 x 109

30.

What is scientific notation?

a)

A long way to write really short numbers

b)

A short way to write really large or really small numbers

c)

I don't know...

d)

None of the above

31.

If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

a)

a really big number.

b)

a really small number.

32.

If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

a)

a really large number.

b)

a really small number.

33.

Write 7.113 x 107 in standard form.

a)

71,130,000

b)

7,113,000

c)

0.0000007113

d)

7,113

34.
Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.
a)
7.07 x 10-6
b)
7.07 x 106
c)
707 x 108
d)
707 x 10-8
35.
Write 7.8 x 10-3  in standard form.
a)
0.0078
b)
7,800
c)
78
d)
0.078
36.
Write 2.08 x 102  in standard form.
a)
208
b)
0.0208
c)
20,800
d)
0.208
37.
Which of the following is correct scientific notation?
a)
20.35 x 104
b)
.2035 x 104
c)
2035 4
d)
2.035 x104
38.
When your exponent is negative, you move your decimal....
a)
to the right
b)
to the left
c)
to both sides
d)
nowhere.... the decimal goes nowhere
39.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
d)
4,3756
40.
Write in scientific notation: 
0.0000378 
a)
3.78 x 10-5
b)
3.78 x 10-6
c)
0.378 x 10-5
41.
What is the standard form?
1.245 x 103
a)
0.001245
b)
12.45
c)
1245
42.
How would you write 4.3756 x 104 in standard form?
a)
437,560,000
b)
0.00043756
c)
43,756
43.
How do you write
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
a)
8, 371, 000
b)
83, 170, 000
c)
837, 100
d)
8, 317, 000
44.
Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  
a)
52 x 107
b)
5.2 x 107
c)
5.2 x 108
d)
0.52 x 109
45.

Write in scientific notation. 0.000024

a)

2.4 x 104

b)

2.4 x 105

c)

2.4 x 10-4

d)

2.4 x 10-5

46.

Write in scientific notation. 59000

a)

5.9 x 104

b)

5.9 x 10-4

c)

5.9 x 103

d)

5.9 x 105

47.

Write in scientific notation. 0.000000768

a)

7.68 x 107

b)

7.68 x 108

c)

7.68 x 10-7

d)

7.68 x 10-8

48.

Write in scientific notation. 0.0000000000000913

a)

9.13 x 1014

b)

9.13 x 10-14

c)

9.13 x 1013

d)

9.13 x 10-13