Do You Know Orders Of Magnitude?

10 Questions | By Livyn | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 383

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Do you know orders of magnitude? An order of magnitude is an approximate measure of the size of a number, equal to the logarithm (base 10) rounded to a whole number.

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1.

Generally, the order of magnitude of a number is the smallest power of ... required to represent that number.
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  20
- C.
  
  5
- D.
  
  30
2.

If values differ by two orders of magnitude, they differ by a factor of about ....
- A.
  
  50
- B.
  
  10
- C.
  
  1000
- D.
  
  100
3.

The larger value is less than ..... the smaller value.
- A.
  
  Five times
- B.
  
  Ten times
- C.
  
  Nine times
- D.
  
  Eight times
4.

Mathematics is studied in ...
- A.
  
  School
- B.
  
  Restaurant
- C.
  
  Church
- D.
  
  Mosque
5.

Order-of-magnitude differences are called ...... when measured on a logarithm scale.
- A.
  
  Weeks
- B.
  
  Decades
- C.
  
  Centuries
- D.
  
  Milleniums
6.

An order-of-magnitude difference between two values is a factor of ...
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  20
- C.
  
  30
- D.
  
  40
7.

The ancient Greeks ranked the nighttime brightness of celestial bodies by how many levels?
- A.
  
  2 levels
- B.
  
  3 levels
- C.
  
  6 levels
- D.
  
  4 levels
8.

An order-of-magnitude estimate of a variable, whose precise value is unknown, is an estimate rounded to the nearest power of ....
- A.
  
  Five
- B.
  
  Ten
- C.
  
  Hundred
- D.
  
  One
9.

Who is not a scientist among them?
- A.
  
  Isaac Newton
- B.
  
  Albert Einstein
- C.
  
  Bill Nye
- D.
  
  Will Smith
10.

Mathematics is usually taught in ....
- A.
  
  School
- B.
  
  Home
- C.
  
  Museum
- D.
  
  Factory