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 is the standard notation of 7.1 x 10^4?

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71,000

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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True or False: Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts, the first part should be a number between 1 and 100.

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False

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If the exponent in scientific notation is negative, what does it indicate about the original number?

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The original number was a really small number.

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Express 0.000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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What is the first part of a scientific notation number called?

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The coefficient.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of times to multiply the coefficient by 10.

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Convert 3.6 x 10^5 to standard notation.

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360,000

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0000032?

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3.2 x 10^-6