Understanding Vector Fields

Understanding Vector Fields

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT an application of vector fields mentioned in the video?

Gravitational fields

Sound waves

Electric fields

Flow of winds

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a two-dimensional vector field, what does the vector (0,0) represent?

A vector with no magnitude and no direction

A vector with maximum magnitude

A vector pointing towards the origin

A vector with varying magnitude

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a characteristic of a radial vector field?

Vectors are tangent to a circle

Vectors point directly toward or away from the origin

Vectors have no horizontal component

Vectors have no vertical component

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a rotational vector field, what happens to the magnitude of vectors as you move farther from the origin?

The magnitude decreases

The magnitude remains constant

The magnitude increases

The magnitude becomes zero

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula for a counterclockwise rotational vector field?

Y, -X

-Y, X

X, Y

-X, -Y

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which vector field has vectors pointing only in horizontal directions?

X, 0

0, Y

-X, Y

Y, -X

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the vector field (0, Y), what happens when a point is on the horizontal axis?

There is a strong vertical force

There is no force

There is a strong horizontal force

The force is directed towards the origin

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