Jeopardy Review: Exponents-Scientific Notation

Exponents

100

Write 4x4x4x4x4x4x4 in simplified form.

4⁷

200

Write 3⁵ in expanded Form.

3x3x3x3x3

300

Evaluate the expression, (-3)³

-27

400

Evaluate the expression, (149)⁰

1

500

Evaluate the expression, 9^-2

1/81

Laws of Exponents

100

Evaluate: (2²)³

2⁶=

64

200

Simplify: (4y)³

4³y³=

64y³

300

Simplify: (x⁵)(x⁹)

x⁵⁺⁹=

x¹⁴

400

Simplify: (36x⁴y³)/(6xy²)

6x^4-1y^3-2=

6x³y

500

Simplify: (5x²)³/(7y⁹)⁰

(125x⁶)/1=

125x⁶

Scientific Notation

100

Is the following expression written in scientific notation? If not, explain why. 3.25 + 10^-7

No, it should be multiplied, not added.

200

The mass of Jupiter is approximately 1,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Write the mass of Jupiter in scientific notation.

1.9 x 10²⁷

300

The mass of a Monarch butterfly is about 9.5 x 10^-3. Write this number in standard form.

0.0095

400

The size of the Sahara desert is about 3.629 x 10⁶ square miles and the Arabian desert is about 9 x 10⁵ square miles. Which desert is larger? 

Sahara is larger

Sahara = 3,629,000

Arabian = 900,000

500

The size of the four oceans, in square km, is shown below. List the oceans from smallest to largest. 

Pacific Ocean - 1.7965 x 10⁸

Arctic Ocean - 1.323 x 10⁷

Atlantic Ocean - 1.061 x 10⁸

Indian Ocean - 7.49 x 10⁷

Arctic (13,230,000)

Indian (74,900,000)

Atlantic (106,100,000)

Pacific (179,650,000)

Logos

100

Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (3.7 x 10^9) + (9.04 x 10^9)

12.74 x 10^9 = 1.274 x 10^10

200

Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (8.45 x 10^-7) - (6.9 x 10^-7)

1.55 x 10^-7

300

The surface of the Earth is water and land. The approximate total surface area of Earth is 5.1 x 10^8 km2 and the approximate total surface area of water is 361,000,000 km2. About how much of Earth's surface area is land?

1.49 x 10^8

400

Humpback whales are known to weigh as much as 8 x 10^4 pounds. The tiny krill they eat weigh only 2.1875 x 10^-3 pounds. Approximately how many times greater than krill are humpback whales?

4 x 10^7

500

A computer can perform 4.66 x 10^8 instructions per second. How many instructions is that per minute? Per hour? Write your answers in scientific notation.

Per Second = 2.796 x 10^10 Per Hour = 1.6776 x 10^12

Miscellaneous (trivia)

100

In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?

World Wide Web

200

In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?

1984

300

What is the rarest M&M color?

Brown

400

What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?

Strawberry

500

Who is Calvin Broadus?

Snoop Dogg