Scalar vs Vector quantities / speed

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-2

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?

• 10 miles
• 7 miles
• 8 miles
• 6 miles

What is magnitude?

• The direction that describes a quantity.
• A numerical value
• A unit of force

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

A train travels 25 km in 0.5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr
• 5 miles/hr
• 125 km/hr
• 50 km/hr

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed/time
• distance = time/speed
• distance = speed/distance
• distance = speed x time 

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel

• 90 miles
• 10 miles
• 600 miles
• 90 km

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles
• 2.2 km
• 220 km
• 22 km

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B