Lesson T1.2.4

T1.2.4 Standard form Quiz: KS3 Maths, Unit 1

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Write 4 500 000 in standard form.

    • 0.45 × 10⁷
    • 45 × 10⁵
    • 4.5 × 10⁵
    • 4.5 × 10⁶
  2. Write 0.000036 in standard form.

    • 3.6 × 10⁵
    • 3.6 × 10⁻⁵
    • 36 × 10⁻⁶
    • 0.36 × 10⁻⁴
  3. Write 2.3 × 10⁴ as an ordinary number.

    • 0.00023
    • 230 000
    • 23 000
    • 2 300
  4. Which number is written in standard form?

    • 7.2 × 10³
    • 0.72 × 10⁴
    • 72 × 10²
    • 7.2 × 103
  5. Calculate (3 × 10⁴) × (2 × 10³). Give the answer in standard form.

    • 6 × 10¹²
    • 6 × 10⁷
    • 5 × 10⁷
    • 6 × 10¹
  6. Calculate (8 × 10⁶) ÷ (2 × 10²). Give the answer in standard form.

    • 4 × 10⁴
    • 6 × 10⁴
    • 4 × 10³
    • 4 × 10⁸
  7. Which of these is the largest?

    • 3.2 × 10⁴
    • 2.9 × 10⁵
    • 4.1 × 10³
    • 9 × 10²
  8. The Sun is about 1.5 × 10⁸ km away from Earth. Which ordinary number is this?

    • 150 000 000 km
    • 1 500 000 000 km
    • 1 500 000 km
    • 15 000 000 km
  9. Which of these is NOT written in standard form?

    • 12 × 10⁴
    • 1.2 × 10⁴
    • 5.0 × 10⁻³
    • 9.9 × 10⁰
  10. Calculate (4 × 10⁵) + (2 × 10⁴). Give the answer in standard form.

    • 4.2 × 10⁴
    • 6 × 10⁵
    • 4.2 × 10⁵
    • 6 × 10⁹
  11. How many times larger is 5 × 10⁶ than 5 × 10³?

    • 1000
    • 100
    • 1 000 000
    • 10 000
  12. Write 0.0072 in standard form.

    • 7.2 × 10³
    • 0.72 × 10⁻²
    • 7.2 × 10⁻³
    • 72 × 10⁻⁴
  13. A micrometre is 10⁻⁶ m. A bacterium is 2 × 10⁻⁶ m long. How many micrometres is that?

    • 20 µm
    • 2 µm
    • 2000 µm
    • 0.2 µm
  14. Write 6.4 × 10⁻² as an ordinary number.

    • 640
    • 6.400
    • 0.0064
    • 0.064
  15. Which calculation gives 1.2 × 10⁵?

    • (3 × 10²) × (4 × 10²)
    • (3 × 10²) + (4 × 10²)
    • (3 × 10³) × (4 × 10⁻²)
    • (3 × 10²) × (4 × 10³)
  16. Light travels about 3 × 10⁵ km each second. How far does it travel in 100 seconds?

    • 3 × 10⁵ km
    • 3 × 10⁶ km
    • 3 × 10⁷ km
    • 3 × 10⁹ km
  17. Which is larger: 6 × 10⁻³ or 5 × 10⁻²?

    • They are equal
    • 6 × 10⁻⁴
    • 5 × 10⁻²
    • 6 × 10⁻³
  18. A calculator shows 3.4E+5. What is this number as an ordinary number?

    • 340 000
    • 34 000
    • 3 004 000
    • 3 400 000
  19. Calculate (2.4 × 10⁶) ÷ (6 × 10⁻²). Give the answer in standard form.

    • 4 × 10⁷
    • 0.4 × 10⁸
    • 4 × 10⁴
    • 4 × 10⁵
  20. Write (3 × 10⁵)² in standard form.

    • 6 × 10¹⁰
    • 3 × 10¹⁰
    • 9 × 10⁵
    • 9 × 10¹⁰

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