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Worksheetsvector addition and substracting
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 25mins
Find the resultant vector when the following are combined: 2 m west, 5 m east and 7 m west.
5 m east
4 m west
7 m east
14 m east
add the following vectors to find the resultant vector: 3 m up, 2 m down and 3 m down
8 m down
2 m down
3 m up
Determine the resultant vector of a toy train that is made to move in these directions: 23 m forwards, 16 m backwards, 7 m forwards and 3 m backwards
11m forwards
40 m backwards
20m forwards
What is the magnitude of the resultant vector when 30 m south and 40 m west are added?
7.7 m
44.7 m
50.0 m
2000 m
a car that was initially traveling at a velocity of 3 m/s west is later traveling at 5 m/s east. what is the difference between the two vector?
2 m/s west
8 m/s east
8 m/s west
2 m/s east
Determine the change in velocity of a runner who changes from running at 4 m/s to the right on grass to running 2 m/s to the right in sand.
2 m/s left
6 m/s right
2 m/s right
6 m/s left
A student throws a ball up into the air at 4m/s. a short time later the ball is traveling back downwards to hit the ground at 3 m/s. Determine the change in velocity of ball during this time.
7 m/s downwards
1 m/s upwards
7 m/s upwards
1 m/s downwards
Tom hits a tennis ball against a wall. If the ball travels towards the wall at 35 m/s north and rebounds at 32.5 m/s south, calculate the change in velocity of the ball.
2.5 m/s north
2.5 m/s south
67.5 m/s south
67.5 m/s north
Jamelia applies the brakes on her car and changes her velocity from 22.2 m/s forwards to 8.20 m/s forwards. calculate the change in velocity of Jamelia's car
14 m/s backwards
30.4 m/s forwards
14 m/s forwards
30.4 m/s backwards
A yacht tacks during a race, changing its velocity from 7.05 m/s south to 5.25 m/s west. calculate the change in velocity of the yacht.
8.79 m/s
1.8 m/s
Mary's mass is 75 kg. what is her weight on earth if g is 9.8 N/kg?
735 N
75 kg
750 N
A desk chair has a weight of 34.3 N on the surface of the Earth. Determine the mass of the chair. use g=9.8 N/kg
3.5 kg
3.4 kg
34.3 kg
34.3 N
Determine the weight of the same chair 34.3 N when it is on the surface of the moon, where g=1.6 N/kg
3.5 N
5.6 N
34.3 N
On the surface of the earth, a geological hammer has a mass of 1.5 kg.Determine its mass and weight on Mars, where g=3.6 N/kg
1.5 kg; 5.4 N
1.5 kg; 15 N
5.4 kg; 5.4 N
5.4 Kg; 15 N
Add the following force vectors using a number line: 3 N left, 2 N right, 6 N right. Then also describe the resultant force vector.
5 N right
11 N right
5 N left
11 N right
Determine the resultant vector of following combination: 45 m forwards, 70.5 m backwards, 34.5 m forwards, 30.0 m backwards.
30 m backwards
21 m backwards
30 m forwards
A car makes a turn, change its velocity from 13 m/s south to 18.7 m/s west. calculate the change in velocity of the car to three significant figures.
22.8 m/s
5.7 m/s
31.7 m/s
Bill hits a cricket ball so that it changes its velocity from 38.8 m/s east to 55.5 m/s north. Calculate the change in the velocity vector, to three significant figures.
94.3 m/s
67.7 m/s
16.7 m/s
Determine the change in velocity of a bird that changes from flying 3 m/s to the right to flying 3 m/s to the left
6 m/s left
0 m/s
4.24 m/s
Add the following vectors: 481 N north and 655 N east. Give answers to three significant figures.
1136 N
813 N
174 N
An object is placed in a spaceship and launched into space. as the object leaves the surface of the earth, it has a mass of 50 kg. What will be the object's mass if it lands on Pluto?
50 N
490 kg
50 kg
Determine the change in velocity of Clare's scooter as she turns a corner if she approaches it at 18.7 m/s west and exits at 16.6 m/s north.
35.3 m/s
25 m/s
2.1 m/s
Determine the direction of the change in velocity of Clare's scooter as she turns a corner if she approaches it at 18.7 m/s west and exist 16.6 m/s north
41.60
N 48.40 E
E 48.40 N
Determine the change in velocity of a plane as it changes from 255 m/s west to 160 m/s east
255 m/s
96 m/s east
415 m/s east
160 m/s
Determine the change in velocity of a rocket as it changes from 212 m/s up to 2200 m/s up.
2412 m/s up
1988 m/s up
212 m/s
2200 m/s
Describe of the following vector using an appropriate method
right 70 up
up 30 right
700 clockwise from the upwards direction
50 clockwise from upwards
right 400 down
400 anticlockwise from upwards
If left is negative (-), right taking positive (+). Describe the following vector using an appropriate convection.
35 N
-35 N
35
-35
Describe the following vectors:
E 600 S
E 300 S
E 400 S
S 600 E
Determine the direction of resultant vector that represents a child running 25 m west and 16 m north.
W 57.40 N
N 57.40 W
which the following statements best describe the displacement and distance?
displacement is vector; distance is scalar
distance is alway large than displacement
distance is curve; displacement is straight line
if the distance is zero, then the displacement is o
which quantities are all vectors?
displacement, time ,speed
displacement, mass and acceleration
velocity, displacement, acceleration
distance, time and velocity
which following quantities not only belong to scalar but also SI unit?
force, mass, speed
force, time, acceleration
length, mass, time
length, velocity, time
