1.1.2-3 Scalar and Vector Quantity

How do scalars and vectors differ?

• scalers have units

• scalers have direction

• vectors have units

• vectors have direction

Another word for "size" is...

• magnification

• magnetism

• magnitude

• magnanimity

An example of scalar magnitude is _____.

• velocity

• mass

• acceleration

• force

A speedometer measures what?

• acceleration
• displacement
• instantaneous speed
• velocity

Which statement describes a scalar?

• 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/are measured in units of m/s in Physics.

• Speed and velocity
• Distance and displacement
• Acceleration
• Vectors

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?

• 11m
• 3m
• 5m
• 8m

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point is called _____.

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Speed in a specific direction is called _____.

• velocity

• motion

• position

• displacement

The average speed of an automobile in the world is 30 kilometers per hour.

• Scalar Quantity

• Vector QUantity