Final Review: Vectors

A cat walks 3 meters west toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a string. What is the total DISTANCE the cat has traveled (to the nearest tenth)?

• 3.0m

• 5.0m

• 8.0m

• 5.8m

Which of these is not a vector quantity? 

• displacement 
• time
• velocity 
• acceleration

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

If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?

• 12 km
• 19 km, East
• 31 km
• 43 km, East

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CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4A

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4B

A hiker walks 5 kilometers due north and then 7 kilometers due east. What is the magnitude of the resultant vector?

• 2 km
• 8.6 km
• 12 km
• 12.6 km

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.3

What is the net force?
100 N        230 N
<------        --------->

• 30 N to the right
• 230 N to the right
• 130 N to the right
• This is a balanced force

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

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

• 5 km 
• 8 km
• 11 km
• 15 km

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CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4C

A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south.  What is the magnitude and direction  of the car's resultant displacement?  

• 40 metres, South
• 50 metres, South
• 50 metres, North
• 40 metres, North 

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CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4C

What is the x component of the vector given in the diagram?

• 77N
• 92N
• 120N
• 60N

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.2

What is the y component of the vector given in the diagram?

• 77N
• 92N
• 120N
• 60N

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.2