Writing Scientific Notation

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

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

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UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a smaller number

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Write in scientific notation: 
0.0000378 

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

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Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  

• 52 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁸
• 0.52 x 10⁹

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Write 9,450,000 in scientific notation.

• 9.45 x 10⁴
• 9.45 x 10⁵
• 9.45 x 10⁶
• .945 x 10⁷

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The closest galaxy to our own is over 2,500,000 light years away.  Write this number is scientific notation.

• 2.5 x 10⁷
• .25 x 10⁷
• 25 x 10⁵
• 2.5 x 10⁶

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Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

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

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Put the following in scientific notation:
23,948

• 23.948 x 10³
• 2.3948 x 10⁴
• 2.3948 x 10^-4
• 0.23948 x 10⁵

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Put the following number in scientific notation:
4,281

• 4.281 x 10³
• 0.4281 x 10⁴
• 4.281 x 10^-3
• 42.81 x 10²

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Put the following number in scientific notation:
0.062

• 0.62 x 10¹
• 62
• 6.2 x 10^-2
• 6.2 x 10²

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