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                     SCIENTIFIC NOTATION  #1--RUBRIC

PART A:  Write each of the measurements below using standard notation.   (2 points)  

1.	An elephant weighs        			2.  A housefly weighs    

           13,000 lbs.								0.0000015 lbs.

PART B:  Write each of the measurements below using scientific notation.   (2 points)  

3.	 An airplane flies 560 kilometers/hour		 	4.  A sea turtle walks 0.8 kilometers/hour

PART C:  Use your knowledge of scientific notation to answer the following questions.   (3 points)  

4.	 The United States has a population of .  The United Kingdom has a population of .  How many times larger is the U.S. population than the United Kingdom population?

                                      U.S. population if 5 times larger than U.K. population

5.	The population of the world is  .  The population of San Jose, CA is .  The world’s population is how many times greater than the population of San Jose?

                      The world’s population is 7,000 times greater than the population of San Jose

PART D:  Use your knowledge of scientific notation to answer the following questions.   (3 points)  

6.	 A dwarf monkey stands feet tall.  A typical giraffe is feet tall.  How many times taller is the giraffe than the dwarf monkey? 

                                 The giraffe is 300 times taller than the dwarf monkey

7.	Angela bought pounds of candy for $11.99.  Henry paid $0.99 for  pounds of candy.  Angela’s amount of candy is how many times greater than Henry’s?			

                                       Angela bought 50 times as much candy as Henry.

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