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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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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Convert 0.0005 to scientific notation.

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5 x 10^-4

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Convert -5.6 x 10^-3 to standard form.

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-0.0056

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Convert 0.000972 to scientific notation.

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9.72 x 10^-4

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Which of the following is in scientific notation? 8.987000, 8.98 x 10^6, 80.987 x 10, 8.98^6

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8.98 x 10^6

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Identify the smallest number: 8.7 x 10^3, 3 x 10^4, 1.3 x 10^8, 9 x 10^2.

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9 x 10^2

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What is the standard form of 3.2 x 10^5?

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320,000

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How do you express 1,000 in scientific notation?

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1 x 10^3

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0045?

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4.5 x 10^-3