IPC- Scalar/Vector Speed/Velocity Distance/Displacement

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

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

• Scalar
• Vector

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

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

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

 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 

 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

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

• 30 feet west
• 90 feet 
• 30 feet south
• 0 feet

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