Writing Scientific Notation

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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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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 of the decimal point, then multiply by 10 raised to the number of places the decimal was moved.

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What is the standard form of -5.6 x 10^-3?

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-0.0056

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Which of the following is correct scientific notation: 20.35 x 10^4, .2035 x 10^4, 2035^4, 2.035 x 10^4?

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2.035 x 10^4

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If the exponent in scientific notation is negative, what does it indicate?

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It indicates a small number.

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How do you write 8.317 x 10^6 in standard form?

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8,317,000

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Convert 520,000,000 to scientific notation.

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5.2 x 10^8

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What is the purpose of using scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation represent?

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The number of places the decimal point is moved.

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How would you express 0.00045 in scientific notation?

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4.5 x 10^-4