Scientific Notation Conversion and Comparison Worksheet
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Scientific Notation Conversion and Comparison Worksheet
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. 3,200,000 written in scientific notation is __.
2. Which number is written in correct scientific notation?
3. Match the term to the meaning: standard form
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4. 5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form is __.
5. Why should the coefficient in scientific notation stay between 1 and 10?
6. Which quantity is larger?
7. 0.000091 written in scientific notation is __.
8. Why does a very small number use a negative exponent in scientific notation?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. 3.2 x 10^6
2. 7.4 x 10^5
3. the usual decimal form of a number
4. 0.0056
5. that keeps the notation in standard scientific form and makes the scale easier to compare
6. 8 x 10^7
7. 9.1 x 10^-5
8. because the number is built from repeated division by ten and is smaller than one