Vectors Vocabulary Quizs

Component Form

• A representation of a vector using its horizontal and vertical components, usually written as an ordered pair (x,y).

• A method to calculate the magnitude of a vector.

• A way to express a vector in terms of its angle and length.

• A graphical representation of a vector on a coordinate plane.

Terminal Point

• The point at the tip of the arrow representing the vector.

• The starting point of the vector.

• The midpoint of the vector.

• The length of the vector.

Initial Point

• The point at the "tail" of the arrow representing the vector.

• The point at the "head" of the arrow representing the vector.

• The midpoint of the vector's length.

• The point where the vector intersects the x-axis.

Force

• A scalar quantity that represents the speed of an object.

• A vector quantity that represents the push or pull of an object, characterized by its magnitude and direction.

• A measure of the mass of an object in motion.

• A type of energy that is stored in an object.

Magnitude

• The length of a vector.

• The direction of a vector.

• The angle of a vector.

• The speed of a vector.

Scalar

• A real number; it has a magnitude but no direction.

• A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

• A complex number with both real and imaginary parts.

• A vector that represents a point in space.

Velocity

• A scalar quantity that represents the rate of change of distance.

• A vector quantity that represents the rate at which an object changes its position, characterized by its magnitude (speed) and direction.

• A measure of how fast an object is moving without regard to its direction.

• A quantity that describes the total distance traveled by an object.

Vector

• A quantity that has only magnitude.

• A quantity that has both magnitude (length) and direction.

• A quantity that has only direction.

• A quantity that is always positive.

Equivalent Vectors

• Vectors that have the same direction and same magnitude.

• Vectors that have different directions but the same magnitude.

• Vectors that have the same direction but different magnitudes.

• Vectors that are perpendicular to each other.

Unit Vector

• A vector with a magnitude of 1.

• A vector with a magnitude of 0.

• A vector that points in the opposite direction.

• A vector with an undefined magnitude.