Powers of 10 Worksheet

Powers of 10 Practice

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1. Which of the following is equivalent to 10⁻³?

2. The number 5,200,000 written in scientific notation is:

3. Any non-zero number raised to the power of zero is equal to  .

4. When multiplying powers of 10, you   the exponents.

5. Express the number of seconds in a day using scientific notation.

6. The value of 10⁵ is 100,000.

7. When dividing powers of 10, you subtract the exponents.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

8. In the expression 10⁵, the number 10 is called the  .

9. Numbers that are very large or very small can be conveniently written using  .