Scientific Notation

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

• Larger
• Smaller

Write in scientific notation. 0.000024

• 2.4 x 10⁴

• 2.4 x 10⁵

• 2.4 x 10^-4

• 2.4 x 10^-5

Write in scientific notation. 0.000000768

• 7.68 x 10⁷

• 7.68 x 10⁸

• 7.68 x 10^-7

• 7.68 x 10^-8

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

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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

How do you write
8.317 x 10⁶
in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000
• 83, 170, 000
• 837, 100
• 8, 317, 000

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.

• 7.07 x 10^-6
• 7.07 x 10⁶
• 707 x 10⁸
• 707 x 10^-8

Write 2.08 x 10²  in standard form.

• 208
• 0.0208
• 20,800
• 0.208

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

How would you write 50,000 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵
• 5 x 10⁴
• 5 x 10³
• .5 x 10³

What does a negative exponent mean in scientific notation? (example:  1.19 x 10^-3)

• It means the number is very large
• It means the number is very small

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3