Powers of Ten Worksheet

Powers of Ten

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?

2. How many times larger is 10⁶ than 10²?

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.

8. When dividing powers of ten, you subtract the exponents.

9. Plot 10⁻¹ and 10¹ on the number line below.

Match each power of ten with its equivalent value.