Answer the following question given this paragraph: 

Quantities in science may be very large or very small. This usually requires many zeroes to the left or right of the decimal point. Such numbers can be hard to read and write accurately. That’s where scientific notation comes in. Scientific notation is a way of writing very large or small numbers that uses exponents. Numbers are written in this format:.


Q: What term is defined as a way of writing very large or small numbers that uses exponents?

 Choices:

- certain notation

- exponential notation

- quadratic notation

- scientific notation

A:
scientific notation
