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1. |
Two solid rocket boosters provide the main thrust to lift the space shuttle off the launching pad. Each booster weighs approximately 1.92 × 105 pounds. Express this weight in standard form. |
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0.0000192 pounds |
B. |
192,000 pounds |
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C. |
19,200 pounds |
D. |
19,200,000 pounds |
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2. |
Write the number 4.5 × 10-6 in standard form. |
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A. |
0.00045 |
B. |
0.0045 |
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C. |
0.045 |
D. |
0.0000045 |
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3. |
Express 3.157 ×10-4 in standard form. |
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A. |
0.003157 |
B. |
0.0003157 |
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C. |
0.00003157 |
D. |
31,570 |
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4. |
Write 4.06 × 10-4 in standard form. |
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A. |
0.000406 |
B. |
0.00406 |
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C. |
4,060 |
D. |
40,600 |
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5. |
The population of five cities in California is given in the table. Order the cities according to the population from least to greatest |
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Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach |
B. |
San Diego, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose |
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C. |
Long beach, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, Los Angeles |
D. |
San Diego, Los Angles, Long Beach, San Francisco, San Jose |
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