BIG NUMBERS

10 ……………..
100 ………………………………………………………
1000 ………………………………………………………
10.000 ………………………………………………………
100.000 …………………………………………………………………
1.000.000 ………………………………………………………………..
10.000.000 …………………………………………………………………
100.000.000 ………………………………………………………………….

Ly …………………………. / Speed of light: 300.000 km/s

So, in 1 second the light travels 300.000 km!
1 ly equals 9.5 000 000 000 000 km

Exercise 1:
2.000 / 3.500.000 / 5.000.000 / 35.000.000.000 / 7. 000 / 525 / 9.529 / 128.358.748.974

Exercise 2: phone numbers and prices

Phone nr.: 725 689 374 / 584 555 270 / 555 000 188 / 865 233 055 / 955 004 399
Prices : £ 1255,00 / € 25.000 / $ 125.000
$ 8.500 $ 7.400 $ 6599,37
What number do you hear?
1. a) 3.500 b) 350 c) 35.000 d) 35
2. a) 22.000 b) 2.000 c) 222.000 c) 22.000.000
3. a) 1.500.000 b) 1.500 c) 150.000 d) 150.000.000.000
 QUIZ – Interesting facts
1. According to the U.N. (United Nations), how many counties are there in the world?
a) 97 b) 144 c) 178 d) 192

2. What is the population of Poland?

a) 35.000.000 b) 37.900.000 c) 41.250.000 d) 43.000.000

3. How high is Mount Everest?

a) 8488 m b) 8750 m c) 8848 m d) 8778 m

4. The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean is about …………………….. deep

a) 14.000 m b) 10.911 m c) 7.780 m d) 2.765 m

5. What’s the temperature of the Sun (deg. C)

a) 2.200 C b) 3.300 C c) 4.400 C d) 5.500 C

6. The distance from the Earth to the Moon is ……………………….

a) 384.000 km b) 425.000 km c) 475.000 km d) 525.000 km

7. How many times does the human heart beat in 1 day (24 hours)
a) 6.000 b) 30.000 c) 100.000 d) 200.000

8. How many different languages are there in the world?

a) 155 b) 200 c) 425 d) 6.500

9. How many different religions are there in the world?

a) 70 b) 135 c) 1.000 d) 4.200
10. How old is the Earth?
a) 20 million years b) 400 million years c) 2.9 billion years d) 4.6 billion years

11. How old is the Universe?

a) 5 billion years b) 7 billion years c) 9 billion years d) ………………………..

12. The human body is made from ……………………………. cells

a) 3700 b) 37 million c) 37 billion d) 37 trillion

Complete the text (try to fill all gaps).

The light reaches the Moon in ………………… seconds. In comparison, with today’s technology, the
man can do it in …………… days.
In your opinion, how long will it take us to get to:
a) Mars? ………………………months (the light: 3 seconds)
b) the nearest star? ……………………..years (the light: 4.2 years)
c) the nearest Earth-like planet? …………………….years (the light: 1.200 years)

©Norbert Piechowiak