Exponent Power-Up!
This worksheet helps sixth graders understand and practice exponentiation, including writing and evaluating expressions with exponents.
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Exponent Power-Up!
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. Show your work when necessary.
1. In the expression 5³, the base is and the exponent is .
2. An exponent tells us how many times to multiply the by itself.
3. The expression 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 can be written in exponential form as .
4. Which of the following is equivalent to 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3?
3⁵
5³
3 x 5
3 + 5
5. What is the expanded form of 7⁴?
7 x 4
7 + 7 + 7 + 7
7 x 7 x 7 x 7
4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 x 4
6. Evaluate the following expressions:
a) 4² =
b) 2⁵ =
c) 10³ =
d) 1⁶ =
7. 6² is equal to 12.
True
False
8. Any number raised to the power of 0 is 0.
True
False
9. A square has a side length of 5 cm. Write an exponential expression for its area and then calculate the area.
10. If a bacterial colony doubles every hour, and you start with 3 bacteria, how many bacteria will there be after 4 hours? Write your answer using exponents first, then evaluate.