Scientific Notation -standard Form
Scientific Notation a special way of writing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. Scientific notation has a number of useful properties and is commonly used in calculators and by scientists, mathematicians and engineers.
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- 1.
SELECT ALL OF THE CHOICES IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION BY CHECKING BELOW
- A.
536,000
- B.
5.36 X 10 ^ 5
- C.
0.356
- D.
7.8 X 10 ^ -3
- E.
3.56 X 10 ^2
- F.
450
- G.
5.67 X 10 ^ -5
- H.
0.700 X 10^5
- I.
927.00
Correct Answer(s)
B. 5.36 X 10 ^ 5
D. 7.8 X 10 ^ -3
E. 3.56 X 10 ^2
G. 5.67 X 10 ^ -5Explanation
The correct answer choices are all written in scientific notation, which is a way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of 10. In scientific notation, a number is written as a coefficient multiplied by 10 raised to a power. For example, 5.36 x 10^5 means 5.36 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 5. The other answer choices that are also in scientific notation follow the same pattern, with a coefficient and a power of 10.Rate this question:
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- 2.
CHECK ALL OF THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE WRITTEN IN STANDARD FORM
- A.
2.450
- B.
2,450
- C.
345.345
- D.
3.45 X 10^2
- E.
792,098
- F.
7.92098 X 10 ^5
Correct Answer(s)
A. 2.450
B. 2,450
C. 345.345
E. 792,098Explanation
The given answer includes all the options that are written in standard form. Standard form is a way of writing numbers that includes a decimal point and digits after it, or a number multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, options 2.450, 2,450, 345.345, and 792,098 are written in standard form as they all have a decimal point and digits after it. The option 3.45 X 10^2 is also in standard form as it is a number multiplied by a power of 10. Therefore, the correct answer includes all the options that are written in standard form.Rate this question:
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- 3.
The Earth's circumference is approximately ____________________. In scientific notation, this is 4 X 107 m.
Correct Answer(s)
40,000,000 m
40,000,000
40000000 m
40000000
40,000,000m
40000000mExplanation
The Earth's circumference is approximately 40,000,000 meters. This can also be expressed as 4 X 10^7 meters in scientific notation.Rate this question:
- 4.
Is this statement true or false? The Earth's mass is about 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. In scientific notation, this is written as 5.9736 X 1024 kg.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The statement is true because the Earth's mass is indeed approximately 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg, which can be expressed in scientific notation as 5.9736 x 10^24 kg.Rate this question:
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- 5.
Find the answer to the following question in Scientific Notation: 0.0000056 =
- A.
56 X 10 ^-6
- B.
5.6 X 10 ^6
- C.
5.6 X 10 ^-6
- D.
5.6 X 10 ^-5
Correct Answer
C. 5.6 X 10 ^-6Explanation
The given number is 0.0000056, which can be written in scientific notation as 5.6 x 10^-6. This is because the decimal point is moved 6 places to the right, resulting in a coefficient of 5.6, and the exponent is negative since the original number is less than 1.Rate this question:
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