Scientific Notation
Math ⇒ Number and Operations
Scientific Notation starts at 7 and continues till grade 12.
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A number is written as 6.0 × 10n and equals 0.006. What is the value of n?
A scientist measures the mass of a particle as 6.022 × 10-23 grams. What is this number in standard decimal notation?
A value is given as 9.8 × 102 N. What is this value in standard decimal notation?
Add (4.5 × 103) + (3.2 × 102) and express the answer in scientific notation.
A scientist measures the mass of a particle as 6.022 × 10-23 grams. What is this number in standard decimal notation?
A value is given as 9.8 × 102 N. What is this value in standard decimal notation?
If the population of a city is 2.35 × 107, what is the population in standard decimal notation?
If the speed of light is approximately 3.00 × 108 m/s, how would you write 300,000,000 m/s in scientific notation?
Which of the following is NOT a correct scientific notation?
(1) 5.0 × 102
(2) 0.5 × 103
(3) 7.1 × 10-1
(4) 9.99 × 105
Which of the following is the correct scientific notation for 0.00000052?
(1) 5.2 × 10-7
(2) 5.2 × 10-6
(3) 52 × 10-8
(4) 0.52 × 10-6
Which of the following is the correct scientific notation for 0.000091?
(1) 9.1 × 10-5
(2) 9.1 × 10-4
(3) 91 × 10-6
(4) 0.91 × 10-4
Which of the following is the correct scientific notation for 1,234,000?
(1) 1.234 × 106
(2) 12.34 × 105
(3) 123.4 × 104
(4) 0.1234 × 107
Fill in the blank: 4.2 × 103 + 3.8 × 103 = ______ × 103.
Fill in the blank: 5.67 × 10-2 = ______ in standard decimal notation.
Fill in the blank: 7,200,000 = ______ × 106 in scientific notation.
Fill in the blank: The scientific notation for 0.0078 is ______ × 10-3.
True or False: 0.00045 × 105 is in correct scientific notation.
True or False: 1.23 × 103 is equal to 1230.
True or False: In scientific notation, the coefficient must always be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.
True or False: The exponent in scientific notation indicates how many places the decimal point is moved.
