Writing numbers in Scientific Notation from standard

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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 convert 0.000987 to Scientific Notation?

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9.87 x 10^-4

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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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What does a positive exponent in Scientific Notation indicate?

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The number is large.

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What does a negative exponent in Scientific Notation indicate?

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The number is small.

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Convert 432 to Scientific Notation.

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4.32 x 10^2

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What is the first step in converting a number to Scientific Notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10.

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What is the exponent when converting 65,000,000 to Scientific Notation?

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7 (since it is 6.5 x 10^7).

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How do you determine the exponent when writing a number in Scientific Notation?

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Count how many places you moved the decimal point to the left (positive) or to the right (negative).

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What is the Scientific Notation for 0.0056?

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5.6 x 10^-3