Test on Exponents and Scientific Notation

The factor multiplied by a power of 10 in scientific notation needs to be greater than or equal to one but less than ___________?

• 1
• 10
• 100
• 1,000

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

• 50

• 5

• 100

• 10

Is this written in scientific notation?

• Yes, it is in scientific notation!

• No, it's not in scientific notation.

Which of the following is NOT true of scientific notation?

• The number in front must be between 1 and 9.9

• The exponent tells you how many times the decimal was moved

• It shortens big numbers

• It doesn't always contain x10

• 12 x 10³

• 3 x 10⁹

• 1.2 x 10⁴

• 3 x 10³

What do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add

What do you do to your exponents when you are multiplying in scientific notation?

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

• Add

(6 x 10⁶) x (2 x 10³)

• 2 x 10¹⁰

• 8 x 10⁹

• 1.2 x 10⁸

• 8 x 10¹⁰

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴

• .2035 x 10⁴

• 2035 ⁴

• 2.035 x10⁴

When multiplying exponents with the same base, you can keep the base and _____ the exponents.

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide