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Worksheets02a - Vectors
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
direction
direction
2.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
3.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
4.
A hiker walks 5 kilometers due north and then 7 kilometers due east. What is her total displacement?
a)
2 km
b)
8.6 km
c)
12 km
d)
12.6 km
5.
Which of these is not a vector quantity?
a)
displacement
b)
time
c)
velocity
d)
acceleration
6.
To find the magnitude of a vector you use which formula
a)
inverse sine
b)
graphical analysis
c)
pythagorean theorem
d)
slope
7.
A car moved 60 km East and 90 km West. What is the displacement?
a)
30 km, West
b)
60 km. East
c)
90 km
d)
150 km
8.
Find the magnitude.
a)
0
b)
5
c)
-5
d)
4
9.
A vector is a ray with both ____________ and _____________.
a)
Wings and halos
b)
Space and time
c)
Direction and magnitude
d)
Radicals and exponents
10.
Find the magnitude.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
3
d)
square root of 5
11.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude
12.
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
a)
20m
b)
40m
c)
0m
d)
-20m
13.
Find the missing side.
a)
15.6
b)
12.1
c)
8
d)
5.25
14.
Side c on a right triangle is ALWAYS the longest.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Find the missing side
a)
9
b)
41
c)
6.4
d)
6.2
16.
Find h
a)
35.60
b)
35.00
c)
35.71
d)
61.03
17.
Find the length of the missing side.
a)
17 cm
b)
22 cm
c)
15 cm
d)
13 cm
18.
The Pythagorean Theorem ONLY works on which triangle?
a)
obtuse
b)
scalene
c)
isosceles
d)
right
19.
What is the opposite of squaring a number?
a)
divide
b)
multiply
c)
fractions
d)
square root
20.
What is the name for side c?
a)
head
b)
body
c)
hippopotamus
d)
hypotenuse
21.
Write the vector from C to A...
a)
a
b)
-a
c)
b
d)
-b
22.
Write the vector from A to B...
a)
a
b)
-a
c)
b
d)
-b
23.
Which side is adjacent to the 400 angle?
a)
AB
b)
AC
c)
BC
24.
What is the x component of the vector given in the diagram?
a)
77N
b)
92N
c)
120N
d)
60N
25.
What is the y component of the vector given in the diagram?
a)
77N
b)
92N
c)
120N
d)
60N
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