Scientific Notation Flashcard #1

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., a x 10^n.

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left, then count the number of places moved and use that as the exponent of 10.

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Express 0.000457 in scientific notation.

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4.57 x 10^-4

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How do you convert scientific notation to standard form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power of the exponent.

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Convert 4.3756 x 10^10 to standard form.

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43,756,000,000

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Which is smaller: 5.0 x 10^-9 or 5.0 x 10^6?

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5.0 x 10^-9 is smaller.

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What is the value of 8.317 x 10^6 in standard form?

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8,317,000

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Convert 0.068 to scientific notation.

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6.8 x 10^-2

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point.

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If a number is written as 3.2 x 10^5, what is its standard form?

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320,000