Scalars & Vectors

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

Tags

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

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

 Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?

• 5 miles
• 1 mile 
• 2 miles south
• 1 mile north 

How do scalars and vectors differ?

• scalers have units

• scalers have direction

• vectors have units

• vectors have direction

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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 sees a thing. What is the total distance the cat has traveled (to the nearest tenth)?

• 3.0m

• 5.0m

• 8.0m

• 5.8m

What is the total displacement of the car?

• 60 m

• 20 m

• 0 m

• 80 m

What is the total distance traveled by the car?

• 60 m

• 20 m

• 0 m

• 80 m

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1