Powers of Ten Worksheet
A Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on understanding and applying powers of ten in various mathematical contexts.
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Powers of Ten
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.
1. Which of the following is equivalent to 10⁻³?
0.001
0.01
0.1
1000
2. How many times larger is 10⁶ than 10²?
4
100
1,000
10,000
3. The number 5,200,000 can be written in scientific notation as 5.2 x .
4. When you multiply 10⁴ by 10², the exponent of the product is .
5. A number written as a x 10ⁿ, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer, is in notation.
6. Explain the difference between 10² and 10⁻². Provide an example for each.
7. The value of 10⁰ is 0.
True
False
8. When dividing powers of ten, you subtract the exponents.
True
False
9. Plot 10⁻¹ and 10¹ on the number line below.
Match each power of ten with its equivalent value.
10. 10⁵
a. 0.0001
11. 10⁻⁴
b. 100,000
12. 10⁰
c. 1,000
13. 10³
d. 1