To make it consistent for collaboration, I am providing you with distances in the table below. For
example, Mercury is located an average of 57,909,000 km from the sun, so on the chart, Mercury
would be labeled with a distance of 57,909,000.
Planet Distance to the Sun in km in
standard form
Distance to the Sun in km in
scientific notation
Mercury 57,909,000 | 5.7909x10^7
Venus 108,200,000 |
Earth 149,600,000 |
Mars 227,900,000 |
Jupiter 778,600,000 |
Saturn 1,443,500,000 |
Uranus 2,872,500,000 |
Neptune 4,495,100,000 |
Venus 108,200,000 | 1.082x10^8
Earth 149,600,000 | 1.496x10^8
Mars 227,900,000 | 2.279x10^8
Jupiter 778,600,000 | 7.786x10^8
Saturn 1,443,500,000 | 1.4435x10^9
Uranus 2,872,500,000 | 2.8725x10^9
Neptune 4,495,100,000 | 4.4951x10^9
To label the table with the distances to the Sun in scientific notation, you can use the following steps:
1. Take each distance value in standard form and convert it to scientific notation.
2. Write down each planet's name along with its corresponding distance in scientific notation in the table.
Here is the updated table with the distances to the Sun in scientific notation:
Planet Distance to the Sun in km (standard form) Distance to the Sun in km (scientific notation)
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Mercury 57,909,000 5.7909x10^7
Venus 108,200,000 1.082x10^8
Earth 149,600,000 1.496x10^8
Mars 227,900,000 2.279x10^8
Jupiter 778,600,000 7.786x10^8
Saturn 1,443,500,000 1.4435x10^9
Uranus 2,872,500,000 2.8725x10^9
Neptune 4,495,100,000 4.4951x10^9
Now, the distances to the Sun for each planet are properly labeled in scientific notation.
To convert the distances to scientific notation, you can follow these steps:
1. Count the number of digits in the original number. For example, the distance to Mercury is 57,909,000, which has 8 digits.
2. Move the decimal point to the right so that there is only one non-zero digit to the left of it. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. In this case, you would move the decimal point 7 places to the left, resulting in the number 5.7909.
3. Write the new number multiplied by 10 raised to the power of the number of places you moved the decimal point. In this case, it would be written as 5.7909 x 10^7.
Using this method, you can convert all the distances to scientific notation as shown in the table below:
Planet Distance to the Sun in km in standard form Distance to the Sun in km in scientific notation
Mercury 57,909,000 5.7909 x 10^7
Venus 108,200,000 1.082 x 10^8
Earth 149,600,000 1.496 x 10^8
Mars 227,900,000 2.279 x 10^8
Jupiter 778,600,000 7.786 x 10^8
Saturn 1,443,500,000 1.4435 x 10^9
Uranus 2,872,500,000 2.8725 x 10^9
Neptune 4,495,100,000 4.4951 x 10^9
By converting the distances to scientific notation, it becomes easier to represent and compare these large numbers.