Astronomy 121 Basics

Scientific Notation

10 x 10 = 100 = 10²

10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000 = 10³

10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000,000 = 10⁶

300,000 = 3 x 10⁵

5,000,000,000 = 5 x 10⁹

1/10 x 1/10 = 1/100 = 10^-2

1/1,000,000 = 10^-6

Astronomy 121 Basics Scientific Notation 10 x 10 = 100 = 102 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000 = 103 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 1,000,000 = 106 300,000 = 3 x 105 5,000,000,000 = 5 x 109 1/10 x 1/10 = 1/100 = 10-2 1/1,000,000 = 10-6