PSH Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too big or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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What is the standard form of 5.6 x 10^-3?

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0.0056

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Write 240 in scientific notation.

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2.4 x 10^2

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Convert 12,000,000 to scientific notation.

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1.2 x 10^7

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Express 0.000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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

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The original number was a really big number.

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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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What is the scientific notation for 0.00056?

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5.6 x 10^-4

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How do you change 0.0056 to scientific notation?

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5.6 x 10^-3