Scientific Notation Diagnostic Task

Is 0.0034 a big or small number?

• Snazzy

• Small

• Huge

• Big

Is 67,899 a big or small number?

• Big

• Tiny

• Small

• Bird

Is 0.12345 a big or small number?

• Small

• Tiny

• Huge

• Big

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really long numbers
• I don't know...
• None of the above

If a number has a negative exponent/power, is it classified as big or small?

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• Tiny

• Big

• Small

If a number has a positive exponent/power, is it classified as big or small?

• small...

• Big

• Huge

• Positive

Write 7.8 x 10^-3  in standard form.

• 0.0078
• 7,800
• 78
• 0.078

What is the standard form for 1.245 x 10³?

• 0.001245
• 12.45
• 1245

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

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³