Grade 8 Standard Notation Worksheet

Standard Notation Practice

Read each question carefully and write your answers in the spaces provided. Show your work where necessary.

Convert the following numbers from scientific notation to standard notation.

1. 3.4 x 10^5 =  

2. 7.02 x 10^-3 =  

3. 1.234 x 10^7 =  

4. 9.1 x 10^-6 =  

Convert the following numbers from standard notation to scientific notation.

1. 8,500,000 =  

2. 0.0000045 =  

3. 12,300 =  

4. 0.0000000101 =  

1. The distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 1.5 x 10^8 kilometers. Write this distance in standard notation.

2. A red blood cell has a diameter of about 0.000007 meters. Write this diameter in scientific notation.

1. Which of the following is the standard notation for 6.7 x 10^4?

Indicate whether each statement is True or False.

1. The number 0.005 is written in scientific notation as 5 x 10^-3.