5.4: Scientific Notation
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- Q1
What is 36,000,000 in scientific notation?
3.6 x 106
36 x 106
3.6 x 107
36 x 107
120s - Q2
What is 150,000,000,000 in scientific notation?
15 x 1010
1.5 x 1010
1.5 x 1011
15 x 1011
120s - Q3
What is 0.000000009 in scientific notation?
8 x 10-9
9 x 10-9
8 x 109
9 x 109
120s - Q4
What is 8.591 x 107 in standard form?
85,910,000
859,100
85,910
8,591,000
120s - Q5
What is 9.56 x 10-6 in standard form?
0.00000956
0.0000956
0.000956
9,560,000
120s - Q6
Many domestic satellites maintain an orbit approximately 23,500 miles above Earth. What is that distance, in miles, in scientific notation?
23.5 x 103
23.5 x 10-3
2.35 x 104
2.35 x 10-4
120s - Q7
Modern technology measures very fast transactions in nanoseconds. One nanosecond equals 1.0 x 10-9 of a second. How many seconds is a nanosecond, in standard notation?
0.0000001
0.000001
0.000000001
0.00000001
120s - Q8
The average distance of Neptune from Earth is 2.67 x 109 miles. Write the distance, in miles, in standard notation.
267,000,000
0.002670000000
2,670,000,000
2,670.00
120s - Q9
Light in the vacuum of space travels at a speed of nearly 300 million meters per second. Write the speed, in meters, in scientific notation.
3 x 10-8
3 x 108
30 x 107
30 x 10-7
120s