Powers of Ten

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a whole number and a power of ten.

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How is the number 500 expressed in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^2.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of times the base (10) is multiplied by itself.

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What is 10^4 equal to?

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10,000.

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How do you convert 56,000 into scientific notation?

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56 x 10^3.

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What is the value of 10^0?

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1.

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How do you express 90,000 in scientific notation?

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9 x 10^4.

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What is the significance of the number 1,000 in scientific notation?

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It is equal to 10^3.

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What is the result of multiplying any number by 10^0?

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The number remains unchanged.

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How do you express 0.005 in scientific notation?

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5 x 10^-3.