Scientific Notation- Small Numbers

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really large or really small numbers

• I don't know...

• None of the above

If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

• a really big number.

• a really small number.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

• a really large number.

• a really small number.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Write in scientific notation: 
0.0000378 

• 3.78 x 10^-5
• 3.78 x 10^-6
• 0.378 x 10^-5

Write 7.8 x 10^-3  in standard form.

• 0.0078
• 7,800
• 78
• 0.078

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶
• 457 x 10^-6
• 4.57 x10⁴
• 4.57 x 10^-4

Write 0.000972 in scientific notation.

• 9.72 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10^-3
• 972 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10⁴

Write 0.037 in scientific notation.

• 3.7 x 10^-2
• 3.7 x 10²
• 37 x 10^-3
• 37 x 10³

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

• 0.0056

• -5,600

• 0.00056

• -0.0056