Scientific Notation

What is scientific notation used for?

• A way of expressing very large or very small numbers more easily
• Designing computer software
• Writing poetry
• Creating artwork

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

How is a number written in scientific notation?

• As a coefficient multiplied by 10 raised to a power
• As a decimal
• As a whole number
• As a fraction

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

In scientific notation, what is the coefficient typically between?

• 1 and 10
• 0 and 1
• 10 and 100
• 100 and 1000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

When using scientific notation, what does the exponent indicate?

• The power of 10 by which the coefficient is multiplied
• The sign of the coefficient
• The number of decimal places in the coefficient
• The number of digits in the coefficient

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the scientific notation for the number 5,000?

• 5 x 10^3
• 5 x 10^4
• 500 x 10^2
• 50 x 10^3

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Express 6,750,000 in scientific notation.

• 6.75 x 10^6
• 6.75 x 10^7
• 67.5 x 10^5
• 675 x 10^4

Express 0.0000072 in scientific notation.

• 7.2 x 10^-6
• 72 x 10^-6
• 0.72 x 10^-5
• 0.00072 x 10^-4

What is the scientific notation for the number 10,000?

• 1 x 10^4
• 100 x 10^2
• 10 x 10^3
• 1 x 10^5

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the scientific notation for the number 0.00025?

• 2.5 x 10^-4
• 25 x 10^-5
• 0.0025 x 10^-3
• 0.025 x 10^-2

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the scientific notation for the number 1,200,000?

• 1.2 x 10^6
• 1.2 x 10^7
• 12 x 10^5
• 120 x 10^4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3