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Demo Quiz for Scalar and Vector Quantities - GP1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scalar or Vector: The airplane was flying 500 miles per hour due west from New York to California.

a)

scalar

b)

vector

2.

Which of the following measurements is a vector quantity?

a)

mass

b)

speed

c)

temperature

d)

velocity

3.

What symbol is typically used to represent a vector?

a)

plus sign

b)

minus sign

c)

arrow

d)

multiplication sign

4.

Scalar or Vector: The 2500 kilogram car was resting in the last parking space on the block.

a)

scalar

b)

vector

5.

What is a vector?

a)

A quantity described by direction only.

b)

A quantity described by magnitude only.

c)

A quantity described by both a magnitude and a direction.

6.

Scalar or Vector: The runner accelerated towards the finish line at a rate of 5 meters per second squared.

a)

scalar

b)

vector

7.

Which of the following measurements is a scalar quantity?

a)

acceleration

b)

force

c)

speed

d)

velocity

8.

Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the speed of a snail, the time it takes to run a mile, the free-fall acceleration.

a)

Vector, scalar, scalar

b)

Scalar, scalar, vector

c)

Vector, scalar, vector

d)

Scalar, vector, vector

9.

Which of the following is a physical quantity that has a magnitude but no direction?

a)

frame of reference

b)

resultant

c)

scalar

d)

vector

10.

Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the mass of an object, the number of leaves on a tree, wind velocity.

a)

Vector, scalar, scalar

b)

Vector, scalar, vector

c)

Scalar, scalar, vector

d)

Scalar, vector, vector