Powers of 10 Worksheet
Explore powers of 10, scientific notation, and operations involving exponents for 7th graders.
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Powers of 10
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1. Which of the following is equivalent to 10 x 10 x 10 x 10?
10^3
10^4
40
10,000
2. What is the value of 10^0?
0
1
10
Undefined
3. The number 5,000 can be written as 5 x .
4. When you multiply a number by 10^3, you move the decimal point places to the .
5. 10^-2 is equal to 0.01.
True
False
6. In scientific notation, 7,200,000 is written as 7.2 x 10^5.
True
False
7. Write 0.00006 in scientific notation.
8. Explain how you would multiply 3.4 by 10^2.
9. Plot the following numbers on the number line: 10^-1, 10^0, 10^1, 10^2.