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Scientific Notation Practice Quiz



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The radius of Earth is 6 370 000 m. Express this measurement in proper scientific notation.
a.
mc001-2.jpg m
b.
mc001-3.jpg m
c.
mc001-4.jpg m
d.
mc001-5.jpg m
 

 2. 

Which kind of graph would be best to use with these data?
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Color      Orange      Brown      YellowGreenBlueRed
Percent      20      1314      16      2413
a.
Line graph
c.
Bar graph
b.
Circle graph
d.
None of the above
 

 3. 

Solve (2 ´ 104) ´ (4 ´ 10–12) and express in scientific notation
a.
8 ´ 108 cm
b.
6 ´ 10–8 cm
c.
8 ´ 10–8 cm
d.
8 ´ 10–48 cm
 

 4. 

The diameter of a carbon atom is 0.000 000 000 154 m. What is this number expressed in scientific notation?
a.
1.54 mc004-1.jpg 10mc004-2.jpg m
b.
1.54 mc004-3.jpg 10mc004-4.jpg m
c.
1.54 mc004-5.jpg 10mc004-6.jpg m
d.
1.54 mc004-7.jpg 10mc004-8.jpg m
 

 5. 

The expression of 0.6795 km in scientific notation is ____.
a.
67.95mc005-1.jpg 10mc005-2.jpg km
b.
6.795 mc005-3.jpg 10mc005-4.jpg km
c.
6.795 mc005-5.jpg 10mc005-6.jpg km
d.
6.795 mc005-7.jpg 10mc005-8.jpg km
e.
6795 mc005-9.jpg 10mc005-10.jpg km
 

 6. 

What is the result of multiplying 3 mc006-1.jpg 10mc006-2.jpg by 4 mc006-3.jpg 10mc006-4.jpg?
a.
12 mc006-5.jpg 10mc006-6.jpg
b.
12 mc006-7.jpg 10mc006-8.jpg
c.
1.2 mc006-9.jpg 10mc006-10.jpg
d.
1.2 mc006-11.jpg 10mc006-12.jpg
 

 7. 

The expression of 5008 km in scientific notation is ____.
a.
5.008 mc007-1.jpg 10mc007-2.jpg km
c.
5.008 mc007-5.jpg 10mc007-6.jpg km
b.
50.08mc007-3.jpg 10mc007-4.jpg km
d.
5.008 mc007-7.jpg 10mc007-8.jpg km
 

 8. 

Solve:  (8 mc008-1.jpg 10mc008-2.jpg) ¸ (4 mc008-3.jpg 10mc008-4.jpg)?
a.
2 mc008-7.jpg 10mc008-8.jpg
b.
2 mc008-9.jpg 10mc008-10.jpg
c.
2 mc008-11.jpg 10mc008-12.jpg
d.
2 mc008-13.jpg 10mc008-14.jpg
 

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 9. 

A circle graph is most commonly used when the data is in the form of percentages.
 

 10. 

In most line graphs, the dependent variable is placed along the X-axis.
 

 11. 

A measurement of 5.685 x 10-6 is equivalent to 0.0000005685.
 

 12. 

A measurement of 2.79 x 104 is equivalent to 27,900.
 



 
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