scientific notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers 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 an exponent (a power of ten).

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True or False: The first part of scientific notation should be a number between 1 and 100.

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False, it should be between 1 and 10.

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Convert to standard notation: 2.4 x 10^-3

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0.0024

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How would you write 5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

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0.0056

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Convert to scientific notation: 520,000,000

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5.2 x 10^8

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Express the following in scientific notation: 0.0000002203

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2.203 x 10^-7

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of places the decimal point moves.

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Convert to standard notation: 3.1 x 10^4

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31,000

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Convert to scientific notation: 0.00045

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4.5 x 10^-4