Scalar, Vector, Distance, Displacement

Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

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

• Vector
• Scalar

Displacement

• Vector
• Scalar

Which one of these is a Vector quantity?

• -15^o C

• 79 m/s east

• 3 grams

• 250 ml

Because displacement has a magnitude and direction it is called a ______. 

• distance
• vector
• arrow
• length

A place or object used for comparison to determine if another object is in motion is called a

• comparison point
• reference point
• point of view
• motion detector

Vector quantities need both a magnitude and a _____.

• distance
• displacement
• direction
• velocity

Total distance divided by total time is

• average speed
• constant speed
• instantaneous speed
• acceleration