Unit 3 Vocab

What is the method of combining two or more vectors into a single vector, called a resultant, by drawing them on a graph paper and using the head to tail?

• Vector addition

• Scalar multiplication

• Dot product

• Cross product

A part of a resultant vector along a specific axis is called:

• Magnitude

• Component

• Vector

• Scalar

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What is a single vector that has the same effect as multiple vectors combined; the result of adding two vectors?

• Resultant vector

• Scalar

• Magnitude

• Direction

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The end point of a vector; the location of the vector's arrow; also referred to as the tip is called?

• Origin

• Base

• Head

• Tail

What is the method of adding vectors in which the tail of each vector is placed at the head of the previous vector?

• Head-to-tail method

• Tail-to-head method

• Parallelogram method

• Component method

What is the highest altitude, or maximum displacement in the vertical position reached in the path of a projectile?

• Maximum Height

• Base

• Trajectory

• Range

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An object that travels through the air and experiences only acceleration due to gravity is called a:

• Projectile

• Satellite

• Rocket

• Balloon

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The motion of an object that is subject only to the acceleration of gravity is known as:

• Constant Velocity

• Uniform motion

• Circular motion

• Projectile motion

What is the maximum horizontal distance that a projectile travels?

• Range

• Height

• Time of flight

• Velocity

The starting point of a vector; the point opposite to the head or tip of the arrow is called?

• Head

• Tail

• Midpoint

• Origin