M8 Scientific Notation and Exponent Test

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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Convert 3.15 x 10^{-4} to standard form.

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0.000315

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Convert 0.0014 to scientific notation.

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1.4 x 10^{-3}

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What is the speed of light in scientific notation?

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1.08 x 10^9 km/h

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Convert 1,400 to scientific notation.

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1.4 x 10^3

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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

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Convert 3.15 x 10^{2} to standard form.

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315

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What is the standard form of 1.8 x 10^9?

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1,800,000,000

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How do you convert a number from standard form to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What is the scientific notation for 10,000?

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1.0 x 10^4