Introduction to Kinematics

A quantity that needs both magnitude and direction to be fully described.

• Vector

• Scalar

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Velocity is

• Vector

• Scalar

Distance is

• Vector

• Scalar

Displacement is

• Vector

• Scalar

What is a magnitude?

• A numeric value.
• A direction.

The wind is blowing at 20 mph. Is this vector or scalar?

• Scalar

• Vector

Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?

• Distance and displacement are EQUAL
• Distance is less than displacement

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 cat walks 3 meters west toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it gets scared. What is the total distance the cat has traveled?

• 3.0m

• 5.0m

• 8.0m

• 5.8m

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