Scientific Notation

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: 0.004078

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

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

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

• a really large number.

• a really small number.

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

• a really big number.

• a really small number.

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

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

Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?

• 8.2 x 10²
• 82 x 10⁷
• 3.45 x 9⁴

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

Try to change the number back to standard form:  6.79  x  10⁴

• 679,000
• 6,790
• 67,900
• 6,790,000

The factor multiplied by a power of 10 in scientific notation needs to be greater than or equal to one but less than ___________?

• 1
• 10
• 100
• 1,000