3.2 - Scientific Notation
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Practice Questions
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Convert 3000 to scientific notation.
💡 Hint: Move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10.
Express 0.0045 in scientific notation.
💡 Hint: Count how many places you move the decimal to the right.
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What is 5.6 × 10⁻² in decimal form?
💡 Hint: Think about how many places to move the decimal.
True or False: Scientific notation can only be used for large numbers.
💡 Hint: Consider whether it can express numbers less than one.
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A scientist measures a virus measuring 0.000000150 meters. Convert this to scientific notation.
💡 Hint: How far do you move the decimal to make it a number between 1 and 10?
A distant galaxy is calculated to be 250,000,000 light years away. Write this distance in scientific notation.
💡 Hint: What number do you start counting from for zeros?
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