Scientific Notation

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What is Scientific Notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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What are the two parts of Scientific Notation?

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A coefficient (a number between 1 and 10) and a power of ten.

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True or False: The second part of Scientific Notation is always a power of 10.

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True

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How do you convert 0.0005 to Scientific Notation?

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5 x 10^-4

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What is the range of the coefficient in Scientific Notation?

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The coefficient must be a number between 1 and 10.

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True or False: The coefficient in Scientific Notation can be greater than 10.

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False

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How do you convert 8.317 x 10^6 to standard form?

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8,317,000

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What is the standard form of 1.001 x 10^3?

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1001

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How do you express 1000 in Scientific Notation?

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1 x 10^3

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What is the purpose of using Scientific Notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.