Physics Part 1 TEST

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

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

• Scalar
• Vector

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

• Scalar
• Vector

A vector is a mathematical structure that has both _______ and _______.

• direction, magnitude
• scope, sequence
• meat, potatoes
• scalar, vector

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

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

What is magnitude?

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

What is the force that causes everything to be pulled down to the Earth?

• friction
• gravity
• balanced
• unbalanced

Tags

NGSS.5-PS2-1

Velocity = _______________

• Speed – direction

• Speed + direction

• Speed x direction

• Speed / direction

A measurement of how fast an object is moving

• Velocity
• Speed
• Vector
• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is this?

"This airplane is traveling at 500 mph, West"

• Speed

• Velocity

• Acceleration

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1