Scalar and Vector Quantities

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

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

• Scalar
• Vector

 Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?

• 90 feet
• 30 feet
• 60 feet
• 0 feet

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration

Which of the following represents a velocity?

• 40 m
• 40 m north
• 40 m/s
• 40 m/s north

A car moves a distance of 1000 m with an average speed of 28 m/s.   Calculate the time.

• 36 seconds
• 28,000 seconds
• 28 seconds
• 972 seconds

A cheetah runs with an average speed of 32 m/s for 30 seconds.  How far did the cheetah run?

• 960 m
• 1.07 m
• 0.94 m
• 62 m

What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s
• 15 m/s
• 0.067 m/s
• 15 mph