Answer
$ 0.0009$ is smaller.
Work Step by Step
We have
$$ 0.008= 8\times 10^{-3}, \quad 0.0009=9\times 10^{-4.}$$
Since the exponent $-4\lt -3$, then $ 0.0009$ is smaller.
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