1.30. Scientific Notation http://www.ck12.org
Vocabulary
- scientific notation: Way of writing very large or very small numbers that uses exponents in the formata×
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Explore More
Go to this URL to practice converting numbers to and from scientific notation. Be sure to check your answers.
http://janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/scinote/
Review
- What is scientific notation? Why are numbers written in scientific notation?
- Write 0.0045 in scientific notation.
- What number is written as 6.0× 106 in scientific notation?