Powers of 10 Worksheet
Explore powers of 10 with this worksheet, covering multiplication, division, and identifying patterns for grade 6 math students.
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Powers of 10 Practice
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1. 10 to the power of 3 can be written as 10 x 10 x 10, which equals .
2. When you multiply a number by a power of 10, the decimal point moves to the .
3. The expression 10^5 means 10 multiplied by itself times.
4. 10^0 is equal to .
5. What is 7.25 multiplied by 10^2?
0.0725
72.5
725
7250
6. Which of the following is equivalent to 100,000?
10^4
10^5
10^6
10^7
7. Calculate 3.14 x 10^3.
8. What is 5,600 ÷ 10^2?
9. When multiplying by 10^4, you add four zeros to the end of a whole number.
True
False
10. Dividing by 10^1 is the same as dividing by 10.
True
False
Match each expression on the left with its equivalent value on the right.
11. 10^2
a. 1
12. 10^0
b. 100
13. 10^4
c. 1,000
14. 10^3
d. 10,000
15. A scientist measured a bacteria colony to be 0.005 cm wide. If it grows to be 10^3 times its original size, how wide will it be?
16. Write 25,000,000 using powers of 10.