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Powers of Ten Worksheet

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Powers of Ten Worksheet

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📊 Part 1: Matching Powers of Ten

1. Match each number to its power of ten representation. Draw lines to connect them.
100
1,000
10,000
0.1
0.01
10⁻²
10²
10³
10⁻¹
10⁴
2. Which of these numbers equals 10³? Circle your answer.

30

300

1,000

3,000

3. What is 0.01 as a fraction? Circle your answer.

1/10

1/100

1/1000

10/100

🔢 Part 2: Number Ordering and Conversions

4. Order these numbers from smallest to largest:

Numbers: 10,000 | 100 | 1,000,000 | 1,000 | 10

Smallest: ________ → ________ → ________ → ________ → ________ :Largest

5. Complete these decimal and fraction equivalents:

a) 0.1 = ___/10 = 10___

b) 0.001 = 1/___ = 10___

c) 1/100 = 0.___ = 10___

6. Fill in the missing numbers when multiplying and dividing by powers of ten:

a) 45 × 100 = ________

b) 67 ÷ 10 = ________

c) 3.2 × 1,000 = ________

d) 850 ÷ 100 = ________

🔬 Part 3: Scientific Notation and Problem Solving

7. Write these numbers in scientific notation (a × 10ᵏ where 1 ≤ a < 10):

a) 4,500,000 = ________ × 10___

b) 67,000 = ________ × 10___

c) 890,000,000 = ________ × 10___

8. Why do scientists and engineers use scientific notation instead of writing out very large numbers?
9. The distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 150,000,000 kilometres. Write this distance in scientific notation and explain how you found your answer.
10. Check all the statements that are TRUE about powers of ten:

Each place value is 10 times bigger than the one to its right

10⁰ = 1

Moving a decimal point one place to the right multiplies by 10

10⁻¹ = 0.1

Scientific notation always has a negative exponent

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