Scientific Notation

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really large or really small numbers

• I don't know...

• None of the above

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The rule of scientific notation is to write all exponents with a base of ____.

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Is this written in scientific notation?

• Yes, it is in scientific notation!

• No, it's not in scientific notation.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write 3.2 x 10³ in standard form.

• 3.200

• 3200

• 32000

• .0032

Convert to scientific notation:

520,000,000

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10^-7

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

Convert this number into scientific notation:

0.068

• 6.9 x 10⁶

• 6.8 x 10^-9

• 6.8 x 10^-2

• 6.8 x 10²

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which of the following gives the correct representation of 0.000005 written in scientific notation?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.

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

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of scientific notation?

• The number in front must be between 1 and 9.9

• The exponent tells you how many times the decimal was moved

• It shortens big numbers

• It doesn't always contain x10

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3