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‭WS 1.

3: Scientific Notation Practice in Space‬


‭Convert each of the following numbers to scientific notation.‬

‭ n October 5, 2022, Elon Musk’s company‬‭SpaceX‬‭launched‬‭its “Crew-5 mission” into‬


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‭orbit on its way to the‬‭International Space Station‬‭(ISS). On board are four astronauts,‬
‭including NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes in‬
‭Northern California and the first Native American to journey into space. According to‬
‭SpaceX, the crew members will conduct more than 200 science experiments and‬
‭technology demonstrations during their five months aboard the space station.‬

‭ irections:‬‭Complete the missing information in the‬‭table below and learn some facts about the SpaceX‬
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‭mission and the ISS. You can round your answers to 3 significant figures.‬

‭Flight Fact‬ ‭Expanded Form‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

‭ of days astronauts will be in orbit in‬


# ‭180 days‬
‭the space station‬

‭ peed the rocket was traveling as it‬


S ‭28,000 kph‬
‭launched into orbit‬

‭ eters from earth to the international‬


M ‭408,773 m‬
‭space station‬

‭ umber of people who have visited‬


N ‭244 people‬
‭the international space station (ISS)‬

‭Mass of ISS‬ ‭419,725 kg‬

‭Orbital speed of the ISS‬ ‭2.76 x 10‬‭4‬ ‭km/h‬

‭Days the ISS has been in orbit‬ ‭8.744 x 10‬‭3‬ ‭days‬

‭Number of ISS orbits around the earth‬ ‭1.35x10‬‭5‬ ‭orbits‬

‭ istance around the earth the ISS‬


D ‭4.26x10‬‭4‬ ‭km‬
‭travels with each orbit‬

‭Total distance the ISS has traveled‬ ‭5,760,000,000 km‬

‭ he size of the ISS (end to end) is‬


T ‭108.814 m‬
‭about the size of a football field‬
‭WS 1.3: Scientific Notation Practice in Space -‬‭Answer Key‬
‭Convert each of the following numbers to scientific notation.‬

‭ n October 5, 2022, Elon Musk’s company‬‭SpaceX‬‭launched‬‭its “Crew-5 mission” into‬


O
‭orbit on its way to the‬‭International Space Station‬‭(ISS). On board are four astronauts,‬
‭including NASA astronaut Nicole Mann, a member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes in‬
‭Northern California and the first Native American to journey into space. According to‬
‭SpaceX, the crew members will conduct more than 200 science experiments and‬
‭technology demonstrations during their five months aboard the space station.‬

‭ irections:‬‭Complete the missing information in the‬‭table below and learn some facts about the SpaceX‬
D
‭mission and the ISS. You can round your answers to 3 significant figures.‬

‭Flight Fact‬ ‭Expanded Form‬ ‭Scientific Notation‬

‭ of days astronauts will be in orbit in‬


# ‭180 days‬ ‭1.8x10‬‭2‬ ‭days‬
‭the space station‬

‭ peed the rocket was traveling as it‬


S ‭28,000 kph‬ ‭2.8x10‬‭4‬ ‭kph‬
‭launched into orbit‬

‭ eters from earth to the international‬


M ‭408,773 m‬ ‭4.09x10‬‭5‬ ‭m‬
‭space station‬

‭ umber of people who have visited‬


N ‭244 people‬ ‭2.44x10‬‭2‬ ‭people‬
‭the international space station (ISS)‬

‭Mass of ISS‬ ‭419,725 kg‬ ‭4.20x10‬‭5‬ ‭kg‬

‭Orbital speed of the ISS‬ ‭27,600 km/h‬ ‭2.76 x 10‬‭4‬ ‭km/h‬

‭Days the ISS has been in orbit‬ ‭8,744 days‬ ‭8.744 x 10‬‭3‬ ‭days‬

‭Number of ISS orbits around the earth‬ ‭135,000 orbits‬ ‭1.35x10‬‭5‬ ‭orbits‬

‭ istance around the earth the ISS‬


D ‭42,600‬ ‭4.26x10‬‭4‬ ‭km‬
‭travels with each orbit‬

‭Total distance the ISS has traveled‬ ‭5,760,000,000 km‬ ‭5.76x10‬‭9‬ ‭km‬

‭ he size of the ISS (end to end) is‬


T ‭108 m‬ ‭1.08x10‬‭2‬ ‭m‬
‭about the size of a football field‬

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