Vectors

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park.  What is his total displacement?

• 2 km
• 5 km
• 8 km
• 10 km

Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park.  What is his total distance?

• 2 km
• 5 km
• 8 km
• 10 km

Which of the following describes distance and displacement correctly?

• The blue arrow shows distance and the orange arrows show displacement
• The blue arrow shows displacement and the orange arrows show distance
• Both arrows show distance only
• Both arrows show distance and displacement

You slowly walked 10 km West and then quickly ran 10 km North. During each part of the journey, the ______________ was the same.

• displacement

• distance

• time

• velocity

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

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

• components
• scalar
• resultant
• magnitude

An Arrow with a Magnitude and Direction

• Scalar

• Vector

• Refractor

• Tip to Tail

• Standard Vector Form

• Resultant Vector

• Pythagorean Theorem

• Equation of a Circle

If an object moves from A to B then back to A, what's its displacement?

• 0 km

• 5 km

• 10 km

If an object moves from A to C then back to B, what's its displacement?

• 0 km

• 5 km

• 10 km

• 14 km