

Understanding Scientific Notation
Interactive Video
•
Mathematics
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Hard
Evelyn Hayes
FREE Resource
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is scientific notation important in fields like science and engineering?
It is a requirement for all scientific papers.
It makes calculations more complex.
It simplifies the representation of very large and very small numbers.
It is only used for aesthetic purposes.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does 10 to the power of 3 represent?
10
10000
100
1000
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does multiplying by a power of ten affect a number?
It has no effect on the number.
It always makes the number smaller.
It always makes the number larger.
It can make the number either larger or smaller depending on the exponent.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you write the number 40 in scientific notation?
4.0 x 10^1
40 x 10^0
4 x 10^2
0.4 x 10^2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the scientific notation for 0.7?
7.0 x 10^1
0.7 x 10^0
70 x 10^-2
7.0 x 10^-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In scientific notation, what does a negative exponent indicate?
The number is zero.
The number is negative.
The number is very small.
The number is very large.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How would you express 300 in scientific notation?
3.0 x 10^2
0.3 x 10^3
3.0 x 10^1
30 x 10^1
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever
or continue with

Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
Popular Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Fractions on a Number Line
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
10 questions
Probability Practice
Quiz
•
4th Grade
15 questions
Probability on Number LIne
Quiz
•
4th Grade
20 questions
Equivalent Fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
25 questions
Multiplication Facts
Quiz
•
5th Grade
22 questions
fractions
Quiz
•
3rd Grade
6 questions
Appropriate Chromebook Usage
Lesson
•
7th Grade
10 questions
Greek Bases tele and phon
Quiz
•
6th - 8th Grade
Discover more resources for Mathematics
20 questions
Writing Algebraic Expressions
Quiz
•
6th Grade
20 questions
Ratios/Rates and Unit Rates
Quiz
•
6th Grade
14 questions
Volume of rectangular prisms
Quiz
•
7th Grade
15 questions
Graphing Inequalities
Quiz
•
7th - 9th Grade
20 questions
Graphing Inequalities on a Number Line
Quiz
•
6th - 9th Grade
20 questions
One Step Equations
Quiz
•
6th Grade
12 questions
One-Step Equations
Quiz
•
6th Grade
6 questions
Equations from models
Quiz
•
6th Grade