Scalar vs. Vector

An example of scalar magnitude is _____.

• velocity

• mass

• acceleration

• force

Find the distance Sara walks from A to B,  B to C then C to D?

• 11m
• 3m
• 5m
• 8m

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point is called _____.

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.

• Scalar
• Vector

The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.

• components
• scalar
• resultant
• magnitude

Which of the following could never be negative?

• a distance
• a velocity
• a displacement
• a vector

What is the resultant force?

• 40 N left

• 0 N Balalnced

• 400 N right

• 40 N right

What is the scalar product of two parallel vectors?

• 1

If the dot product of two vectors is equal to zero, then what do we know about the two vectors?

• They are parallel.

• They are perpendicular.

• They are unit vectors.

• They are both zero vectors.

What is equal vectors?

• If two parallel vectors have the same values

• If they are in opposite directions

• If they have same magnitude and anti-parallel