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WorksheetsScalars and Vectors
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
energy
velocity
mass
time
Which of the following lists of physical quantities consists only of vectors?
acceleration, force, volume
mass, velocity, acceleration
time, mass, velocity
velocity, acceleration, force
Which of the following lists is only vector quantities?
energy, mass and force
energy, mass and power
velocity, force and acceleration
velocity, power and acceleration
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
The braking force needed to stop a car
The effort needed to hammer a nail into some wood
The heat needed to boil some water
The thrust needed to lift a rocket off the ground
A vector contains more information than a scalar. What is the extra information?
acceleration
direction
resultant
size
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
An ant on a picnic table travels 30 cm east, then 25 cm north and finally 15 cm west. What is the magnitude of the ant's displacement relative to its original position?
29 cm
70 cm
57 cm
52 cm
If two forces of 20 N towards north and 12 N towards south are acting on an object. What will be the resultant force?
32 N North
20 N South
32 N South
8 N North
A boy pushes against a wall with a 60 N force and the wall does not move. What is the resultant force?
60 N
-60 N
0 N
30 N
For the resultant of two vectors to be maximum , the angle between them should be:
0o
60o
90o
1800
