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This document contains a 20 question multiple choice scientific notation test. The test questions cover concepts like writing numbers in scientific notation, performing calculations using scientific notation, and identifying the exponent and coefficient of numbers written in scientific notation. The student is asked to choose the best answer for each question and fill in their responses on a scantron sheet.

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Scientific Notation Unit Test Lecture

This document contains a 20 question multiple choice scientific notation test. The test questions cover concepts like writing numbers in scientific notation, performing calculations using scientific notation, and identifying the exponent and coefficient of numbers written in scientific notation. The student is asked to choose the best answer for each question and fill in their responses on a scantron sheet.

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Name:____________________________________________Period:_____ Date:_________________________________

Scientific Notation Test


This is the multiple-choice section of your test. It is worth 100 points. Read each question
thoroughly. Choose the best answer. Answer by filling in the correct bubble on a scan-tron
sheet.
1. Write 6.37e-2 in standard form.
A. .00637
B. .0637
C. 637
D. 63700

A.
B.
C.
D.

2. Which is the best example of a


number written in scientific
notation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3. 5 x
A.
B.
C.
D.

2.5 x

102

2 x 102
12.5 x 102
.5 x 106
5 x 106

4. 2.1 x 10-3 x 2 x 102 =


A.
B.
C.
D.

4.2 x 10-6
4.2 x 10-5
4.2 x 10-1
4.2 x 101

5. 2.5 x 104 1.5 x 103 =


A.
B.
C.
D.

1 x 101
1 x 107
2.35 x 104
2.35 x 107

.5 x 105
2.8 x 105
3.25 x 105
5.5 x 109

7. What is 4.01 x 100 written in


standard form?
A.
B.
C.
D.

.5 x 105
.1254
5.367 x 10-3
12.5 x 102
104

6. 3 x 104 + 2.5 x 105 =

0.401
4.001
4.01
40.1

8. What is 0.000058 written in


scientific notation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

5.8 x 10-6
5.8 x 10-5
5.8 x 105
5.8 x 106

9. What is 6.92 x 10-3 written in


standard form?
A.
B.
C.
D.

0.000692
0.00692
0.0692
0.692

Name:____________________________________________Period:_____ Date:_________________________________

Scientific Notation Test


This is the multiple-choice section of your test. It is worth 100 points. Read each question
thoroughly. Choose the best answer. Answer by filling in the correct bubble on a scan-tron
sheet.
10. The length of the Amazon River in
South America is 6, 400
kilometers. What is the length
written in scientific notation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

6.4 x 102 km
6.4 x 103 km
6.4 x 104 km
6.4 x 105 km

11. A virus is viewed under a


microscope. Its diameter is
0.0000002 meter. How would this
length be expressed in scientific
notation?
A.
B.
C.
D.

2 x 10-7 m
2 x 10-6 m
2 x 106 m
2 x 107 m

12. A rectangular section of


wilderness will be set aside as a
new wildlife refuge. Its
dimensions are 5 x 105 meters by
4 x 104 meters. Find the area of
the land in square meters.
A.
B.
C.
D.

9 x 101 square meters


9 x 109 square meters
2 x 1010 square meters
20 x 109 square meters

13. California has approximately


4 x 107 people living in it. The
population of the entire United
States is approximately 3 x 108
people. About how many times
greater is the population of the
United States than the population
of California?
A. .75 x 1015 times
B. .75 x 101 times
C. 7.5 times
14. Which should I use to measure the
length of a desk top?
A.
B.
C.
D.

kilometer
hectometer
millimeter
centimeter

15. The government will give each


state the same amount of social
security numbers. There are
5 109 available numbers to give
in total. How many will be
allocated to each state?
A.
B.
C.
D.

25 1010
1 108
100,000,000
Both B and C

Name:____________________________________________Period:_____ Date:_________________________________

Scientific Notation Test


This is the multiple-choice section of your test. It is worth 100 points. Read each question
thoroughly. Choose the best answer. Answer by filling in the correct bubble on a scan-tron
sheet.
16. For which value of k is the
equation below true?
4,522,800,000 = 4.5228 10k ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

5
8
9
10

17. Since 1993, the global average sea


level has risen 3.1 10-3 meters
per year due to melting glaciers
and other factors. Which of the
following units is equivalent to
3.1 10-3 meters per year?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3.1 kilometers per year


3.1 centimeters per year
3.1 decimeters per year
3.1 millimeters per year

18. A box contains 5 x 103 paper clips.


The mass of each paper clip in the
box is 8 x 10-4 kilogram. What is
the combined mass of the paper
clips in the box?
A.
B.
C.
D.

4 kilograms
40 kilograms
4 x 107 kilograms
4 x 10-7 kilograms

19. Which will be the exponent of the


common factor when finding the
sum of 4.15 10-3 and 5.28 106?
A.
B.
C.
D.

3
4.15
5.28
6

20. The coefficient part of a number


written in scientific notation is
between which numbers?
A. 1 and 10
B. -1 and -10
C. Both A and B

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