CRMS - Introduction to 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 10.

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Convert 12,000,000 to scientific notation.

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1.2 x 10^7

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What is the range for the factor in scientific notation?

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The factor must be greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10.

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

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The number will be large.

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What does a negative exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number will be very small.

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Convert 0.00000782 to scientific notation.

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7.82 x 10^-6

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If the exponent on your power of 10 is positive, is your number larger or smaller than 10?

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Larger.

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What is the scientific notation for 500,000?

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5.0 x 10^5

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What is the scientific notation for 0.00045?

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4.5 x 10^-4

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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.