math grade 8 unit 2

Answer Questions 8-11

Answers: 8.) 3.96 × 10 (2)

9.) 1.7×10 (1)

10.) 8.0 × 10 (5)

11.) 8.9 × 10 (15)

What is a rule for every number?

The number must be over the number one and it must be less than 10 for example if the number is 319, we put a decimal in front of the one (3.19)

Making our number 3.19 which makes it follow the criteria

What are very large number prefixes

Mega, giga, and Tara.

What are very small number prefixes

Micro, nano, and pico.

What are metric prefixes?

Metric prefixes are symbols placed before a unit of measurement indicate that is in a multiple or multiple to the base unit. For example, kilo for 1000 or Millie for one over1000 of the unit which represents powers of 10 allow for the expression of quantities ranging from extremely large extremely small in a convenient way.

What is a pico?

A pico is a symbol used with other units of measurement like a pico metre to show extremely small quantities. Pico is a metric prefix meaning one trillionth “10(-12)” or one divided by 1 trillionth

What is a giga?

A giga is a form of a large number meaning 1 billion.

What is a terra?

A larger number

What is a micro?

A smaller number