Physics Vectors Review

Which statement describes a vector?

• It has magnitude but no direction
• It has direction but no magnitude
• It has both direction and magnitude
• It has constant magnitude but no
   direction

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

In practice A of the figure, What is  the magnitude of the  resultant displacement?

• 5 km 
• 8 km
• 11 km
• 15 km

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots

• Scalar
• Vector

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west

• Scalar
• Vector

If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?

• 20m
• 40m
• 0m
• -20m

A child walks 5 meters north, then 4 meters east, and finally 2 meters south. What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement of the child after the entire walk?

• 1.0 m
• 5.0 m
• 3.0 m
• 11.0 m

In practice B of the figure, which displacement is the horizontal component?

• 30 km, East
• 30 km, West
• 40 km, North
• 40 km, South

What is the Net Force?

• 5 N to the right
• 10 N to the right
• 15 N to the right
• 0 N

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the resultant vector?

• 0N at 0
• 20N at 180
• 20N at 0
• -20N at 180

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A single vector can be replaced by two vectors in the X and Y directions.  These X and Y vectors are called the resultant of the original vector.

• True
• False