Wind Direction and Resultant Velocity

Wind Direction and Resultant Velocity

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video tutorial explains how to calculate the resultant velocity of an airplane encountering wind. It begins with a problem statement, followed by drawing diagrams to visualize vectors. The tutorial then uses cosine law to calculate the resultant speed and sign law to determine the direction. The final answer is presented as a speed and direction.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial speed of the airplane before encountering the wind?

100 km/h

535 km/h

450 km/h

55 km/h

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From which direction does the wind originate?

East 55 degrees South

South 55 degrees East

West 55 degrees North

North 55 degrees West

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of drawing a compass in this problem?

To measure the speed of the airplane

To determine the direction of the wind

To calculate the distance traveled

To find the altitude of the airplane

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the angle between the wind direction and the south direction?

90 degrees

180 degrees

145 degrees

55 degrees

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law is used to calculate the resultant speed of the airplane?

Cosine Law

Sine Law

Newton's Law

Pythagorean Theorem

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the resultant speed of the airplane after encountering the wind?

600 km/h

535 km/h

100 km/h

450 km/h

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law is applied to find the direction of the resultant velocity?

Law of Inertia

Pythagorean Theorem

Cosine Law

Sine Law

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