3) Scientific Notation and Metric Conversions

What is the coefficient? 5.67 × 10⁵

5.67

Coeffiecient is between

1 and 10

What is the base? 5.67 × 10⁵

10

What is the exponent? 5.67 × 10⁵

5

What does the exponent show?

how many places the decimal moved

Positive Exponent =

Number larger than 1

Number larger than 1 =

positive exponent

Negative Exponent:

number less than 1

Number less than 1:

negative exponent

meter (m) measures what?

length

What measures length?

meter (m)

What measures mass?

gram (g)

What does gram (g) measure?

mass

What does liters (L) measure?

volume

What measures volume?

liters (L)

What measures time?

second (s)

Second (s) measures what?

time

Celsius (C) or Kelvin (K) measures what?

temperature

What measures temperature?

Celsius (C) or Kelvin (K)

What makes up a metric unit?

prefix plus base unit

Prefix plus base unit makes up a what?

prefix plus base unit

What is the prefix in centimeter?

centi

What is the base unit in centimeter

meter

What is the metric unit in “centi + meter = centimeter”?

centimeter

What are prefixes based on?

powers of 10

What are based on powers of 10?

prefixes