Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really long numbers.

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How do you write 1001 in scientific notation?

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1.001 x 10^3

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When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10. True or False?

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True

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If the exponent is a positive number, what happens to the number?

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You will get a large number.

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When your exponent is negative, you move your decimal...

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to the left.

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of times to multiply by 10.

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Convert 0.00045 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^-4

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What is 10^2 in standard form?

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100

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What is 10^-3 in standard form?

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0.001