Scientific Notation & Metric Conversion Practice

Front

What happens to the decimal place when converting units to the left?

Back

The decimal place moves to the left.

Front

How many milliliters are in 2.50 liters?

Back

Front

What does a positive exponent on a power of 10 indicate?

Back

You will get a large number that is greater than 1.

Front

How do you convert -5.6 x 10^-3 to standard form?

Back

-0.0056

Front

Convert 4 liters to milliliters.

Back

4 L = 4,000 mL.

Front

What is scientific notation?

Back

A way to express numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

Front

How do you convert from milliliters to liters?

Back

Divide the number of milliliters by 1,000.

Front

What is the metric prefix for 1,000?

Back

Kilo- (k) represents 1,000.

Front

What is the metric prefix for 0.001?

Back

Milli- (m) represents 0.001.

Front

How do you express 0.00045 in scientific notation?

Back

4.5 x 10^-4.