Vectors Review

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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

In practice A of the figure, What is  the magnitude of the  resultant displacement?

• 5 km 
• 8 km
• 11 km
• 15 km

In practice A of the figure, what is the direction of the resultant displacement?

• 63 degrees, South of East
• 63 degrees, North of West
• 27 degrees, North of West
• 27 degrees, South of West

In practice B of the figure, which displacement is the horizontal component?

• 30 km, East
• 30 km, West
• 40 km, North
• 40 km, South

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots

• Scalar
• Vector

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west

• Scalar
• Vector

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

If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?

• 12 km
• 19 km, East
• 31 km
• 43 km, East

Which of these is not a vector quantity? 

• displacement 
• time
• velocity 
• acceleration

Which of the following quantities are vectors?

• speed, velocity, acceleration
• velocity, acceleration, force
• force, acceleration, mass
• length, mass, time

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS2-2