Name___________________________________ Date_________
Scientific Notation
Small Values
1)
A dust mite is about 0.01 inches in length.
Express this length using scientific
notation.
2) A typical red blood cell is about
0.00004 of an inch wide. Express
this value using scientific notation.
3) The width of a human hair is about 0.018
mm. Express 0.018 mm in scientific
notation.
4) Adult fingernails grow about 0.02 inches
per week. Express this rate in scientific
notation.
5) A person in the United States has about
320 chances out of 1 billion (0.00000032)
of being struck and killed by lightning.
Express this value in scientific notation.
6) The mass of a proton is about
0.0000000000000000000000016 grams.
Express this value using scientific notation.
7) Most viruses have a diameter of about 80
nanometers. A nanometer is one-billionth of a
meter. 80 nanometers is 0.00000008 meters.
Express 80 nanometers in scientific notation.
8) The width of human DNA is about 2
nanometers. One nanometer is onebillionth of a meter so 2 nanometers are
equal to two-billionths of a meter or
0.000000002 meters. Express this value
using scientific notation.
ID# 0012
Name___________________________________ Date_________
Scientific Notation
Small Values
1)
A dust mite is about 0.01 inches in length.
Express this length using scientific notation.
-2
1.0 x 10 inches
3) The width of a human hair is about 0.018
mm. Express 0.018 mm in scientific
notation.
1.8 x 10 mm
5) A person in the United States has about
320 chances out of 1 billion (0.00000032)
of being struck and killed by lightning.
Express this value in scientific notation.
-7
3.2 x 10 chances
out of a billion.
7) Most viruses have a diameter of about 80
nanometers. A nanometer is one-billionth of a
meter. 80 nanometers is 0.00000008 meters.
Express 80 nanometers in scientific notation.
-8
-5
4.0 x 10 inches
4) Adult fingernails grow about 0.02 inches
per week. Express this rate in scientific
notation.
-2
-2
8.0 x 10
2) A typical red blood cell is about
0.00004 of an inch wide. Express
this value using scientific notation.
meters
2.0 x 10 mm
6) The mass of a proton is about
0.0000000000000000000000016 grams.
Express this value using scientific notation.
1.6 x 10
-24
grams
8) The width of human DNA is about 2
nanometers. One nanometer is onebillionth of a meter so 2 nanometers are
equal to two-billionths of a meter or
0.000000002 meters. Express this value
using scientific notation.
2.0 x 10
-9
meters
ID# 0012