CONVERTING STANDARD NOTATIONS TO SCIENTIFIC NOTATIONS

Convert the following number to scientific notation:12,000,000

• 1.2 x 10⁷

• 1.2 x 10⁶

• 12 x 10⁷

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short  numbers
• A short way to write really big or small numbers

• I don't know...

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

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

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

• False
• True

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵
• 0.5 x 10³

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

• True
• False

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

• False
• True

The rule of Scientific Notation is to write ALL exponents with a base of ____.

• 5
• 100
• 10

How do you write 1 001 in scientific notation?

• 1.01 x 10⁵
• 1.001 x 10³
• 10.1 x 10³

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴
• 0.2035 x 10⁴

• 2.035 x10⁴