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                              SCIENTIFIC NOTATION  #1

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

1.	An elephant weighs        			2.  A housefly weighs    

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?

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?

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? 

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?			

	

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