Vectors

8.1 Vectors

Objectives

• ​Differentiate scalar

• ​quantity from vector quantity

Multiple Choice

A scalar quantity has . . .

• magnitude only

• direction only

• both magnitude and direction

• neither

Multiple Choice

A vector quantity has . . .

• magnitude only

• direction only

• both magnitude and direction

• neither

Multiple Choice

Which quantity do we use an arrow to represent?

• scalars

• vectors

Multiple Choice

Temperature is an example of a

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Acceleration is an example of a

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Time is an example of a

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How fast a car travels when it reaches top speed

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How a car traveled through a 4-way stop

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

The temperature change from noon to 6 pm

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Reading the digital balance in a lab

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Reading the scale at the doctor's office

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How much faster a car travels after speeding up for 10 seconds

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Describing how fast and in which direction a deer is running

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

The setting on the oven used for baking cookies

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Communicating only numerical information

• scalar

• vector

Multiple Choice

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Communicating magnitude and direction

• scalar

• vector