Vectors Scalars Distance Displacement

What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?

• Mass and time

• Temperature and mass

• Mass and distance

• Distance and time

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is velocity?

• the quickness of an object

• the location of an object

• acceleration

• speed in a specific direction

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What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?

• 240 m/s

• 15 m/s

• 0.067 m/s

• 15 mph

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar

• Vector

• Neither

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar

• Vector

Which symbol is used to show vector quantities?

• Circle

• Line

• Arrow

• Triangle

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Which driver has an equal distance and displacement at B?

• 1

• 2

• 3

This is speed in a specific direction.

• Velocity

• Motion

• Position

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• Energy

• Force

• Speed

• Time

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