Scientific Notation

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

How do you write 8.317 x 10⁶ in standard form?

Express the following in scientific notation:

.000457

• 457 x 10⁶

• 457 x 10^-6

• 4.57 x10⁴

• 4.57 x 10^-4

Convert to scientific notation:

520,000,000

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10^-7

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

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

In scientific notation, if the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

• a really big number.

• a really small number.

In scientific notation, if the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

• a really large number.

• a really small number.

Write this number to standard notation:

7.1 x 10⁴

Convert this number into scientific notation:

0.068

• 6.9 x 10⁶

• 6.8 x 10^-9

• 6.8 x 10^-2

• None of the above

Write this number to standard notation:

1.4 x 10^-2