scientific notation

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

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

• Larger
• Smaller

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

• a really large number.

• a really small number.

When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.

• False
• True

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000

• 12.0  x  10⁷
• 0.12  x  10⁷
• 1.2  x  10⁶
• 1.2  x  10⁷

Change from standard form to scientific notation:  450,000

• 4.5  x  10⁵
• 45  x  10⁵
• 4.5  x  10⁴
• 4.5  x  10⁶

Change from standard form to scientific notation:  0.000398

• 39.8  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-5
• 3.98  x  10^-4
• 39.8  x  10^-6

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 0.004078

• 4.078  x  10^-3
• 4.078  x  10³
• 40.78  x  10^-4
• .4078  x  10^-2

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

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