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How can we reduce the writing of such extreme numbers and still have the values be the same?

• By using scientific notation

• By using fractions

• By using percentages

• By using decimals

Fill in the blank: The approximate distance between the Sun and the Earth is ______ m.

• 150,000,000,000 m

• 100,000,000,000 m

• 200,000,000,000 m

• 50,000,000,000 m

Fill in the blank: Scientific notation is a way of writing numbers using the power of ____.

• 10

• 2

• e

• 5

• 2

• 9

• 10

• 53

Fill in the blank: In scientific notation, 'N' is a real number greater than 1 and less than ____.

• 10

• 5

• 100

• 0

The third step in writing a number in scientific notation is:

• Identify the coefficient

• Determine the exponent

• Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power of the exponent

• Place the decimal point after the first non-zero digit

What is the first step in expressing the number 24,000 in scientific notation?

• Move the decimal point between 2 and 4

• Move the decimal point after the last digit

• Move the decimal point before the first digit.

How many decimal places do we move the decimal point to express 24,000 in scientific notation?

• A) 2

• B) 3

• C) 4

When converting the mass of an electron to scientific notation, how many decimal places do we move the decimal point?

• 28

• 27

• 29

• 30

What is the scientific notation of the mass of an electron, approximately 0.000000000000000000000000000000911 g?

• 9.11 x 10^28 g

• 9.11 x 10^{-28} g

• 9.11 x 10^29 g