Math - Year 1

Question 1

What are powers, indices, or exponents?

Answer 1

Different words meaning repeated multiplication.

Question 2

What does 10³ mean?

Answer 2

10 × 10 × 10 = 1000

Question 3

What is the index (exponent)?

Answer 3

The small raised number showing how many times to multiply.

Question 4

What does “squared” mean?

Answer 4

Raised to the power of 2

Question 5

What does “cubed” mean?

Answer 5

Raised to the power of 3

Question 6

What is 10⁰?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

What is 10¹?

Answer 7

10

Question 8

What is 10²?

Answer 8

100

Question 8

What is 10³?

Answer 8

1,000

Question 9

What is 10⁶?

Answer 9

1,00,000

Question 10

Why does 10⁰ = 1?

Answer 10

Each decrease in power divides by 10.

Question 11

What is 10⁻¹?

Answer 11

1/10

Question 12

What is 10⁻²?

Answer 12

1/100

Question 13

What do negative powers represent?

Answer 13

Reciprocals

Question 14

Rule for multiplying powers with same base?

Answer 14

Add the powers

Question 15

Rule for dividing powers with same base?

Answer 15

Subtract the powers

Question 16

What is n⁰ for any number n?

Answer 16

1

Question 17

What is n¹ for any number n?

Answer 17

n

Question 18

Why is area related to squaring?

Answer 18

Area = width × width = w²

Question 19

Why is volume related to cubing?

Answer 19

Volume = width × width × height = w³

Question 20

What is standard form?

Answer 20

Writing numbers as a × 10ⁿ.

Question 20

Rule for standard form?

Answer 20

Only one non-zero digit before the decimal point.