Operating With Scientific Notation

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

• 0.0056

• -5,600

• 0.00056

• -0.0056

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 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

When writing a number in scientific notation, the first number must be greater than 1, but less than 10.

• False

• True

Scientific Notation is made up of two number parts. The second part is a power of base 10.

• True

• False

How do you write
1001
in scientific notation?

• 1.0001 x 10⁴

• 1.01 x 10⁵

• 1.001 x 10³

• 10.1 x 10³

How do you write
8.317 x 10⁶
in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000

• 83, 170, 000

• 837, 100

• 8, 317, 000

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶

• 457 x 10^-6

• 4.57 x10⁴

• 4.57 x 10^-4

Express the following in standard notation:
8.025 x 10^-8

• .00000008025

• .000000008025

• 802,500,000,000

• 80,250,000,000

Convert to standard notation:
2.4 x 10^-3 

• 2400

• 0.24

• 0.024

• 0.0024