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8.EE.A.3 Scientific Notation No Calc

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

In 2007, approximately 3,380,000 people visited the Statue of Liberty. Express this number in scientific notation.

a)

0.388 x 10710^7

b)

3.38 x 10610^6

c)

33.8 x 10510^5

d)

338 x 10410^4

2.

The average distance from Saturn to the Sun is 890,800,000 miles. Express this number in scientific notation.

a)

8908 x 10810^8

b)

8908 x 10510^5

c)

8.908 x 10810^8

d)

8.908 x 10510^5

3.

The approximate population of Los Angeles is 3.8 x 10610^6 people. Express this number in standard notation.

a)

380,000

b)

3,800,000

c)

38,000,000

d)

380,000,000

4.

The approximate population of Kazakhstan is 1.53 x 10710^7 people. Express this number in standard notation.

a)

153,000

b)

1,530,000

c)

15,300,000

d)

153,000,000

5.

The typical human body contains about 2.5 x 10310^{-3} kilograms of zinc. Express this amount in standard form.

a)

0.00025 kilograms

b)

0.0025 kilograms

c)

0.025 kilograms

d)

0.25 kilograms

6.

Red light has a wavelength of 650 x 10910^{-9} meters. Express the wavelength in scientific notation.

a)

65.0 x 101010^{-10} meters

b)

65.0 x 10810^{-8} meters

c)

6.50 x 10710^{-7} meters

d)

6.50 x 101110^{-11} meters

7.

A strand of hair from a human head is approximately 1 x 10410^{-4} meters thick. What fraction of a meter is this?

a)

1/100

b)

1/1,000

c)

1/10,000

d)

1/100,000

8.

Which of the following numbers has the greatest value?

a)

8.93x1038.93 x 10^3

b)

8.935x1028.935 x 10^2

c)

8.935x1038.935 x 10^3

d)

89.35 x 10110^1

9.

Which of the following numbers has the least value?

a)

1.56x102-1.56 x 10^2

b)

1.56x103-1.56 x 10^3

c)

1.56x1021.56 x 10^2

d)

1.56 x 10310^3

10.

Which of the following are correctly written in scientific notation? Select all options.

a)

0.032 x 10510^5

b)

11.002 x 10110^{-1}

c)

1.23 x 10510^5

d)

9.625x1079.625 x 10^{-7}

11.

Change 2,347,000,000 from standard form to scientific notation.

a)

2.347 x 10910^9

b)

2.347 x 10810^8

c)

23.47 x 10810^8

d)

0.2347 x 101010^{10}

12.

Convert 0.0000687 to scientific notation.

a)

6.87x1056.87 x 10^{-5}

b)

6.87x1046.87 x 10^{-4}

c)

6.87x1066.87 x 10^{-6}

d)

6.87x1036.87 x 10^{-3}

13.
a)

7,000,000

b)

10,000,000

c)

10,000

d)

3,000,000

14.
a)

300,000

b)

30,000

c)

10,000

d)

100,000

15.
a)

0.0026

b)

6,000

c)

0.185008

d)

205,420

e)

45,305

16.
a)

59,549

b)

0.00067

c)

69,237

d)

0.00058