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A spaceship is traveling at 2.5 × 10⁷ meters per second. How far does it travel in 4 × 10³ seconds? a) 1 × 10¹¹ meters b) 1 × 10¹⁰ meters c) 1 × 10⁹ meters d) 1 × 10⁸ meters

A bacteria culture starts with 3 × 10⁴ bacteria and doubles every hour. How many bacteria will there be after 3 hours? a) 2.4 × 10⁵ b) 1.2 × 10⁵ c) 6 × 10⁴ d) 9 × 10⁴

The sun emits 3.8 × 10²⁶ joules of energy per second. How much energy is emitted in 2 × 10⁵ seconds? a) 7.6 × 10³¹ joules b) 7.6 × 10³² joules c) 7.6 × 10³⁰ joules d) 7.6 × 10²⁹ joules

A factory produces 6 × 10⁶ microchips per month. How many microchips are produced in 5 × 10² months? a) 3 × 10⁹ b) 3 × 10⁸ c) 3 × 10⁷ d) 3 × 10¹⁰

A virus measures 4 × 10⁻⁸ meters in diameter. What is the total length of 3 × 10⁶ viruses placed in a row? a) 1.2 × 10⁻¹ meters b) 1.2 × 10⁰ meters c) 1.2 × 10⁻² meters d) 1.2 × 10⁻³ meters

The charge of an electron is about 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ coulombs. What is the total charge of 5 × 10¹⁸ electrons? a) 8 × 10⁻¹ coulombs b) 8 × 10⁻² coulombs c) 8 × 10⁰ coulombs d) 8 × 10⁻³ coulombs

A train moves at 3 × 10² kilometers per hour. How far does it travel in 4 × 10³ hours? a) 1.2 × 10⁶ kilometers b) 1.2 × 10⁵ kilometers c) 1.2 × 10⁷ kilometers d) 1.2 × 10⁴ kilometers

A laser beam cuts 5 × 10² millimeters of material per second. How much does it cut in 2 × 10³ seconds? a) 1 × 10⁶ millimeters b) 1 × 10⁵ millimeters c) 1 × 10⁷ millimeters d) 1 × 10⁴ millimeters

A machine can print 7 × 10³ pages per minute. How many pages does it print in 3 × 10² minutes? a) 2.1 × 10⁶ b) 2.1 × 10⁵ c) 2.1 × 10⁴ d) 2.1 × 10⁷

A supercomputer can process 8 × 10¹² calculations per second. How many calculations does it perform in 2 × 10⁴ seconds? a) 1.6 × 10¹⁷ b) 1.6 × 10¹ c) 1.6 × 10¹⁵ d) 1.6 × 10¹⁸

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