Scalar and Vectors - Quiz 1

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

Which of these is not a vector quantity? 

• displacement 
• time
• velocity 
• acceleration

DISTANCE

• Scalar

• Vector

VELOCITY

• Scalar

• Vector

What is magnitude?

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

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

• True
• False

The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.

• components
• scalar
• resultant
• magnitude

Length

• Vector
• Scalar

Displacement

• Vector
• Scalar

Which symbol is used to show vector quantities?

• Circle
• Line
• Arrow
• Triangle