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

Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The first part should be a number between 1 and 100.

• True
• False

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

• Larger
• Smaller

7.82 x 10^-6 is an example of scientific notation. The exponent of -6 tells you your number will be very ________.

• Large
• Small
• Basic

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 6,700 in scientific notation.

• 6.7 x 10³
• 6.7 x10^-3
• 67 x 10²
• 67 x 10^-2

Write 52,300,000 in scientific notation.

• 5.23 x 10⁷
• 5.23 x 10^-7
• 52.3 x 10⁶
• 52.3 x 10^-6

Write 0.037 in scientific notation.

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

Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.

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

Write 7.113 x 10⁷ in standard form.

• 71,130,000
• 7,113,000
• 0.0000007113
• 7,113