Conversions, Units and Standard Form Flashcards
1
Q
What is scientific form?
A
A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form
1. Move the decimal point so that the number is between 1 and 10. This number is called the coefficient.
2. Count the number of places you moved the decimal. This number is the exponent.
3. Write the coefficient multiplied by 10 raised to the exponent.
If the exponent is not one of the prefixes, move the decimal point so that it is - the number doesn’t have to be in between 1-10
2
Q
P
A
Peta
3
Q
T
A
Tera
4
Q
G
A
Giga
5
Q
M
A
Mega
6
Q
k
A
kilo
7
Q
h
A
hecto
8
Q
da
A
deca
9
Q
d
A
deci
10
Q
c
A
centi
11
Q
m
A
milli
12
Q
μ
A
micro
13
Q
n
A
nano
14
Q
p
A
pico
15
Q
10^15
A
P, peta