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                     SCIENTIFIC NOTATION  #2--RUBRIC

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

1.	A blue whale weighs        			2.  A bed bug weighs    

               420,000 lbs.							           0.000021 lbs.

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

3.	 A cheetah runs 120 kilometers/hour			 	4.  A 3-toed sloth walks 0.003 miles/hour

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

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

                                      U.S. population if 150 times larger than Botswana’s population

5.	The population of the world is  .  The population of Miami is .  The world’s population is how many times greater than the population of Miami?

                      The world’s population is 14,000 times greater than the population of Miami

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

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

                                 The ostrich is 300 times taller than the pygmy seahorse.

7.	Ethan bought pounds of lumber for $40.99.  Ronnie paid $2.00 for  pounds of lumber.  Ethan’s amount of lumber is how many times greater than Ronnie’s?			

                                       Ethan bought 160 times as much lumber as Ronnie.

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