Converting from Standard Form to Scientific Notation

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴
• .2035 x 10⁴
• 2035 ⁴
• 2.035 x10⁴

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶
• 457 x 10^-6
• 4.57 x10⁴
• 4.57 x 10^-4

Convert to scientific notation:

520,000,000

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10^-7

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short numbers

• A short way to write really large or really small numbers

• I don't know...

• None of the above

If the exponent is a positive number the original number was...

• a really big number.

• a really small number.

If the exponent is a negative number the original number was...

• a really large number.

• a really small number.

7.82 x 10^-6 is an example of scientific notation. The exponent of -6 tells you your number will be very ________.

• Large
• Small
• Basic

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000

• 12.0  x  10⁷
• 0.12  x  10⁷
• 1.2  x  10⁶
• 1.2  x  10⁷

Change from standard form to scientific notation:  450,000

• 4.5  x  10⁵
• 45  x  10⁵
• 4.5  x  10⁴
• 4.5  x  10⁶