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WorksheetsMetric Conversions and Motion Quantities
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wind blowing at 20 mph.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
2.
30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Neither
3.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
4.
Scott travels north 5 miles and then goes west 3 miles before coming straight back south 2 miles. What is his distance?
a)
10 miles
b)
7 miles
c)
8 miles
d)
6 miles
5.
Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point
a)
displacement
b)
distance
c)
motion
d)
reference point
6.
Amy runs 2 miles south, then turns around and runs 3 miles north. What is displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
1 mile
c)
2 miles south
d)
1 mile north
7.
Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the distance?
a)
90 feet
b)
30 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
0 feet
8.
Ray runs 30 feet north, 30 feet west, and then 30 feet south. What is the displacement?
a)
30 feet west
b)
90 feet
c)
30 feet south
d)
0 feet
9.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
10 m = _____ mm
a)
10,000 mm
b)
100 mm
c)
1 mm
d)
1,000 mm
11.
987 mm = _____ cm
a)
98.7 cm
b)
9,870 cm
c)
9.87 cm
d)
0.987 cm
12.
2.7 L = _____ mL
a)
0.27 mL
b)
270 mL
c)
2,700 mL
d)
27 mL
13.
7,000 g = ____ kg
a)
70
b)
700
c)
7
d)
0.07
14.
What is the basic unit of mass in the metric system?
a)
Liter
b)
Meter
c)
Gram
d)
Kilometer
15.
Which unit is the smallest?
a)
km
b)
mm
c)
m
d)
cm
16.
Select the largest unit.
a)
kilogram
b)
centigram
c)
decigram
d)
decagram
17.
Select the largest unit.
a)
milliliter
b)
centiliter
c)
deciliter
d)
decaliter
18.
3.85 hg = _____ cg
a)
38,500
b)
3,850
c)
38.5
d)
0.000385
19.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
20.
Vectors have (check all that apply)
a)
magnitude
b)
direction
c)
speed
d)
length
21.
What is the difference between a scalar and vector quantity?
a)
scalars are always larger
b)
vectors do not have magnitudes, but scalars do
c)
Scalars do not have direction, but vectors do
d)
They are the same
22.
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
23.
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
24.
These kinds of quantities have only magnitute
a)
physical quantities
b)
vector quantities
c)
scalar quantities
d)
vecorial quantities
25.
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
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