Scientific Notation with Negative Exponents

What type of exponents are used to represent very tiny numbers?

• Positive exponents

• Fractional exponents

• Negative exponents

• Zero exponents

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What happens to the number when the exponent gets smaller?

• The number becomes zero

• The number gets larger

• The number stays the same

• The number gets smaller

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

What is the value of any number raised to the power of zero?

• Zero

• Negative one

• One

• The number itself

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the scientific notation for a large number like 500?

• 5 x 10^2

• 5 x 10^-2

• 50 x 10^1

• 0.5 x 10^3

In the example 0.0000532, how many spaces do you move the decimal to convert it to scientific notation?

• 6 spaces

• 4 spaces

• 3 spaces

• 5 spaces

What is the scientific notation of 0.0000532?

• 53.2 x 10^-6

• 5.32 x 10^5

• 0.532 x 10^-4

• 5.32 x 10^-5

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What does a positive exponent indicate about the size of a number?

• The number is less than one

• The number is zero

• The number is large

• The number is negative

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Which of the following is an example of a quantity represented by a negative exponent?

• Distance to the moon

• Size of a molecule

• Height of a mountain

• Distance from the sun to Pluto

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CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What is the rule for a number with an exponent greater than zero?

• It is a large number

• It is a small number

• It is equal to zero

• It is a negative number

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What should you do to get better at scientific notation?

• Watch more videos

• Read more books

• Practice regularly

• Memorize formulas

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3