Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation Flashcard

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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 compare two numbers in scientific notation?

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Convert them to the same power of ten or compare the coefficients if the powers are the same.

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30.

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How do you convert a number from standard form to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of times to multiply the base (10) by itself.

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