Scientific Notation

The population of China is about 1.4 × 10^9

people. Julie grew up in a town with a population

of about 7x10^3 people. How many times greater

is the population of China than Julie’s

hometown?

**Use ^ for exponents**

**NO SPACE**NO CAPS**

Example: 2x10^2

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Write the following number in Scientific Notation:
123,000,000

• 123 x 10⁶

• 12.3 x 10⁷

• 1.23 x 10⁸

• 1.23 x 10⁶

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write the following number in Scientific Notation:
0.000000745

• 7.45 x 10^-7

• 7.45 x 10⁷

• 74.5 x 10^-8

• 7.45 x 10^-6

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Find the value of the exponent when the following number is written in Scientific Notation:
0.000000000023

• 23

• 11

• -10

• -11

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the exponent value when you write the number 0.000054 in Scientific Notation?

• 5

• -5

• 4

• -4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

A single brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single hour.  At this rate, how many mosquitoes can the bat eat in 24 hours?  Express your answer in Scientific Notation.

• 24,000

• 2.4 x 10³

• 2.4 x 10⁴

• 2.4 x 10⁵

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write the following number in Standard Form:
7.84 x 10¹⁰

• 78,400,000,000

• 7,840,000,000

• 7,840,000,000,000

• 78,400,000,000

Write the following number in Standard Form:
9.64 x 10^-8

• 0.00000964

• 0.000000000964

• 0.00000000964

• 0.0000000964

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Order these stadium capacities from least to greatest:
Ohio Stadium 1.07 x 10⁵
Schottenstein Center 1.88 x 10⁴
Nationwide Arena 1.85 x 10⁴
Cleveland Browns Stadium 7.32 x 10⁴

• Ohio Stadium, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Schottenstein Center, Nationwide Arena

• Ohio Stadium, Nationwide Arena, Schottenstein Center, Cleveland Browns Stadium

• Nationwide Arena, Schottenstein Center, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Ohio Stadium

• Schottenstein Center, Nationwide Arena, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Ohio Stadium

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Which of the following values would not use a negative power of 10 to be represented in Scientific Notation:

• Diameter of a hair

• Weight of a ladybug

• Ounces in a jug

• Hours in a blink

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