Compléter Key ConceptsVersion en ligne Scientific Notation and the Metric System par Ashanti Dav 1 meters grams liters Metric Notation System Scientific is a short - hand way of writing large or small numbers without zeros . The - is the decimal - measuring - system based off of , , and . If your gonna convert it to a smaller number you move the decimal to the right . To convert to a larger number you move the decimal to the left .