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                              SCIENTIFIC NOTATION  #2

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

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

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?

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?

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? 

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?			

	

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