Scientific Notation & Metric Conversions

Worksheet by Susan Davis

Subjects: Science
Grades: 9
Language: ENG
Assignments: 167 classrooms used this worksheet

Master scientific notation & metric conversions! Practice problems for 9th graders.

Convert the numbers to scientific notation Use the information on the worksheet to help you know how to find the number and the exponent in scientific notation. **ALWAYS USEDECIMALS, PUT A - IF IT IS NEGATIVE, AND TAKE AWAY EXTRA 0s** 5.05 8. 1. 6 -5 2.5 -3 3 2.915 7.8512 8.1 -6 10 1.256 2.915 6 -3 Convert from scientific notation to standard notation Use the information at the top of the worksheet to convert the scientific notation back to standard. **ALWAYS USE A DECIMAL** .0375 375. 2200000. .335 .00012 10000. 51800000. .00000000060155 7042000000000. .000001256 5410500000. -1 Measurement / Base Unit / Symbollength / meter / mmass / gram / gtemperature / Celsius / Cvolume liter L kilo- 1000 k deci- .1 d centi- .01 c milli- .001 m deka- 10 da hecto- 100 h Abbreviations Write the prefix and unit abbreviation then combine them.example: milli m + second s = millisecond ms k g kg m m mm d L dL da g dag Match the correct unit for each abbreviation. hm hectometer kg kilogram cL centiliter mL milliliter kL kiloliter mm millimeter dag dekagram mg milligram Use the prefix and base unit to write out the quantity in words. dag dekagram 10 grams hm heckometer 100 meters km kilometer 1000 meters cg centigram .01 grams mL milliliter .001 liter

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Educational Standards

CCSS CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.3 CCSS CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.8.EE.A.4 CCSS CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3.d

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