Scientific Notation

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

• 437,560,000
• 0.00043756
• 43,756
• 4,3756

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

• 0.0056
• -5,600
• 0.00056
• -0.0056

Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part is a power of base 10.

• True
• False

Express the following in scientific notation:
0.0000002203

• .02203 x 10⁷
• 22.03 x 10^-6
• 2.203 x 10^-7
• 22.03 x 106

Convert to standard notation:
2.4 x 10^-3 

• 2400
• 0.24
• 0.024
• 0.0024

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short  numbers
• A short way to write really long numbers
• I don't know...
• None of the above

The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  

• 52 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁸
• 0.52 x 10⁹

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number

Which one of these is in scientific notation?

• 8.987000
• 8.98 x 10⁶
• 80.987 x 10
• 8.98⁶