Question

The volume of Earth is 1083 billion cubic kilometres; that is, 1083 000 000 000 km³

Determine this measurement using scientific notation.

Answer 1

This measurement in scientific notation is

`1.083 * {10}^(12)`

Explanation:

Starting at the far right, count 12 spaces to the left to move the decimal point between the one and the zero, obtaining a number between 1 and 10.