Scientific Notation Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. When 3 multiplied by ten to the fourth power is squared, what is the normalized result?
Nine multiplied by ten to the eighth power
Nine multiplied by ten to the sixth power
Nine multiplied by ten to the sixteenth power
Six multiplied by ten to the eighth power
2. Which expression correctly represents negative 4,800,000 in normalized scientific notation?
Positive 4.8 multiplied by ten to the negative sixth power
Negative 4.8 multiplied by ten to the positive sixth power
Negative 48 multiplied by ten to the positive fifth power
Negative 4.8 multiplied by ten to the negative sixth power
3. To convert 3.2 multiplied by ten to the negative fifth power into ordinary decimal notation, how should the decimal point in 3.2 move?
Move it five places to the left
Move it five places to the right
Move it four places to the left
Move it three places to the right
4. A researcher records four populations. Which population is the largest?
91,000 organisms
120,000 organisms
7,900 organisms
850,000 organisms
5. A material is 0.00072 meter thick. Which normalized expression represents this measurement?
7.2 multiplied by ten to the negative fourth meter
72 multiplied by ten to the negative fourth meter
7.2 multiplied by ten to the positive fourth meter
0.72 multiplied by ten to the negative fourth meter
6. What ordinary decimal value is represented by 6.03 multiplied by ten to the negative third power?
6,030
0.0603
0.00603
0.000603
7. Four particles have masses of 6 multiplied by ten to the negative seventh, 4 multiplied by ten to the negative sixth, 9 multiplied by ten to the negative eighth, and 2 multiplied by ten to the negative fifth gram. Which particle has the smallest mass?
The particle with a mass of six ten-millionths of a gram
The particle with a mass of four millionths of a gram
The particle with a mass of nine hundred-millionths of a gram
The particle with a mass of two hundred-thousandths of a gram
8. Which expression satisfies the normalized scientific notation rule that the coefficient must be at least 1 but less than 10?
470 multiplied by ten to the first power
47 multiplied by ten to the second power
0.47 multiplied by ten to the fourth power
4.7 multiplied by ten to the third power
9. A sample has a mass of 7.5 multiplied by ten to the negative second gram. After 2 multiplied by ten to the negative third gram is removed, what mass remains?
5.5 multiplied by ten to the negative second gram
7.3 multiplied by ten to the negative second gram
7.3 multiplied by ten to the negative third gram
7.48 multiplied by ten to the negative second gram
10. A calculator displays 1.25E-6. How should this display be interpreted?
Subtract one million from 1.25
Multiply 1.25 by ten to the positive sixth power
Multiply 1.25 by Euler's number to the negative sixth power
Multiply 1.25 by ten to the negative sixth power
11. A database contains 82,000,000 entries. Which option is equivalent to that number and normalized correctly?
8.2 multiplied by ten to the sixth entries
82 multiplied by ten to the sixth entries
0.82 multiplied by ten to the eighth entries
8.2 multiplied by ten to the seventh entries
12. A sensor logs 3.2 multiplied by ten to the fourth readings during one period and 5.6 multiplied by ten to the third during another. What is the combined total?
8.8 multiplied by ten to the seventh readings
8.8 multiplied by ten to the fourth readings
3.76 multiplied by ten to the fourth readings
3.76 multiplied by ten to the third readings
13. A data file containing 6 multiplied by ten to the seventh bytes is divided equally among 3 multiplied by ten squared records. How many bytes does each record receive?
Two multiplied by ten to the fifth bytes per record
Two multiplied by ten to the ninth bytes per record
Three multiplied by ten to the fifth bytes per record
Two multiplied by ten to the negative fifth bytes per record
14. What is the normalized product of 2 multiplied by ten cubed and 4 multiplied by ten to the negative fifth power?
Eight multiplied by ten to the negative fifteenth power
Eight multiplied by ten to the negative second power
Eight multiplied by ten to the second power
Six multiplied by ten to the negative second power
15. A laboratory counted 450,000 cells. Which scientific notation entry records that count correctly?
45 multiplied by ten to the fourth power
4.5 multiplied by ten to the fourth power
4.5 multiplied by ten to the fifth power
0.45 multiplied by ten to the fifth power
16. Each of 4 multiplied by ten cubed identical droplets has a mass of 2.5 multiplied by ten to the negative sixth gram. What is the total mass of all the droplets?
One multiplied by ten to the negative ninth gram
One multiplied by ten to the negative second gram
Ten multiplied by ten to the negative second gram
One multiplied by ten to the negative third gram