Scientific Notation Quiz

The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

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If the exponent on your power of 10 is positive, is your number larger or smaller than 10?

• Larger
• Smaller

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7.82 x 10^-6 is an example of scientific notation. The exponent of -6 tells you your number will be very ________.

• Large
• Small
• Basic

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Change from standard form to scientific notation:  450,000

• 4.5  x  10⁵
• 45  x  10⁵
• 4.5  x  10⁴
• 4.5  x  10⁶

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Change from standard form to scientific notation:  0.000398

• 39.8  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-4
• 39.8  x  10^-6

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Simplify:  $\left(6.8\times10^{-3}\right)+\left(1.2\times10^{-2}\right)$  

•  $8.16\times10^{-3}$  

•  $5\times10^2$  

•  $1.88\times10^{-3}$  

•  $1.88\times10^{-2}$  

A microgram is equal to 1 x 10 ^-6 grams. How many times greater than a microgram is 1 x 10² grams? 

• 1 x 10^-8
• 1 x 10^-4
• 1 x 10⁴
• 1 x 10⁸

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The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴ dollars on each student per year.  There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US.  About how much money total is spent on students per year?

• 7.752 x 10¹¹
• 7.752 x 10²⁸
• 8.62 x 10¹¹
• 8.62 x 10²⁸

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The Diplodocus dinosaur is believed to have become extinct approximately 1.38x10⁸ years ago.  The Oviraptor is believed to have become extinct approximately 7x10⁷ years ago.  How many years were there between the extinction of these two dinosaur types?

• 6.8 x 10⁸
• 6.8 x 10⁹
• 68 x 10⁸
• 6.8 x 10⁷

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Compare 2.01 x 10¹⁵ and 2.8 x 10¹³. Which number is larger?

• 2.01 x 10¹⁵

• 2.8 x 10¹³

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