Powers of Ten

0.000001 = 10-6 = one millionth

0.001 = 10-3 = one thousandth

0.1 = 10-1 = one tenth

1.0 = 10+0

10 = 10+1

100 = 10+2

1000 = 10+3 = one thousand

1,000,000 = 10+6 = one million

1,000,000,000 = 10+9 = one billion

1,000,000,000,000 = 10+12 = one trillion

Working with Scientific Notation:

One million equals a thousand thousands

or

1000 x 1000 = 10+3 x 10+3 = 10+6

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