Metric as Powers of 10

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

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

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

How would you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

• 5.64 x 10^-7
• 5.64 x 10⁶
• 5.64 x 10⁸
• 56.4 x 10⁷

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵
• 5 x 10^-4
• 5 x 10³
• .5 x 10^-3

How do you write
8.317 x 10⁶
in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000
• 83, 170, 000
• 837, 100
• 8, 317, 000

Express the following in standard notation:

8.025 x 10^-8

• .00000008025

• .000000008025

• 802,500,000,000

• 80,250,000,000

When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.

• False
• True

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

• 50
• 5
• 100
• 10

Express the following in scientific notation:
0.0000002203

• .02203 x 10⁷
• 22.03 x 10^-6
• 2.203 x 10^-7
• 22.03 x 106