8.EE.3 & 8.EE.4 Scientific Notation Flashcard

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What is scientific notation?

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Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. It is written as a product of a number (between 1 and 10) and a power of 10.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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To convert a number to scientific notation, move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to its left. Count the number of places you moved the decimal point; this will be the exponent of 10. If you moved the decimal to the left, the exponent is positive; if to the right, it is negative.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.000007?

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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To multiply numbers in scientific notation, multiply the coefficients (the numbers in front) and add the exponents of the powers of 10.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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To divide numbers in scientific notation, divide the coefficients and subtract the exponent of the denominator from the exponent of the numerator.

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What is the distance of Mars from the Sun in scientific notation?

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How do you compare two numbers in scientific notation?

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To compare two numbers in scientific notation, compare their exponents first. The number with the larger exponent is larger. If the exponents are the same, compare the coefficients.

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What is the population of California in scientific notation?

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Approximately 67 times larger.