Scientific Notation Daily

When putting a number into scientific notation, what is the first item that should be determined?

• where is the decimal point

• large or small number

• how many zeros

• which digits are significant

How many digits go before the decimal point in scientific notation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• as many as needed

The first digit of a number in scientific notation can be a zero.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The power of ten in scientific notation is equal to the number of jumps from the decimal in the original number to its position in scientific notation.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Large numbers greater than one should have a negative power of ten exponent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fractions between 0 and 1 (small numbers) should have a negative power of ten exponent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The number 100,000 expressed in scientific notation is

• 1 x 10⁵

• 1 x 10⁶

• 1 x 10^-5

• 1 x 10^-6

Express .0001870 in scientific notation

• 1.87 x 10⁴

• 1.870 x 10^-4

• 1.870 x 10⁴

• 1.87 x 10^-4

The number 3.6 x 10^-4 in standard notation is what?

• 0.000036

• 0.0000036

• 0.00036

• 0.0036

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴
• .2035 x 10⁴
• 2035 ⁴
• 2.035 x10⁴