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Physics1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's an example of vector quantity

a)

Distance

b)

Displacement

c)

Energy

d)

Mass

2.

Which one of these options is NOT a vector quantity

a)

Force

b)

Displacement

c)

Momentum

d)

Energy

3.
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
4.
A car travels 90 meters due north in 15 seconds. Then the car turns around and travels 40 meters due south.  What is the magnitude and direction  of the car's resultant displacement?  
a)
40 metres, South
b)
50 metres, South
c)
50 metres, North
d)
40 metres, North 
5.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
6.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude
7.
A car moved 60 km East and 90 km West. What is the distance it traveled?
a)
30 km, West
b)
60 km. East
c)
90 km
d)
150 km
8.
Find the missing side. 
a)
15.6
b)
12.1
c)
8
d)
5.25
9.
How do you combine vectors if they are at a right angle to each other, and you know two sides?
a)
Multiply
b)
Divide
c)
Pythagorean Theorem
d)
Use trigonometry
10.
Vectors are added visually using the
a)
tail to tail method.
b)
tail to head method.
c)
head to tail method.
d)
head to head method.
11.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
12.

Are forces applied when the objects involved are in direct contact.

a)

Contact forces

b)

Normal forces

c)

action-at-a-distance forces

13.

When a body moves another.

a)

Normal force

b)

Friction

c)

Elastic

d)

Pushing or pulling

14.

Generated between two bodies in contact with each other by resistance to rubbing between them.

a)

Push or pull

b)

Tension

c)

Elasticity

d)

Friction

15.

Is the force of attraction that the body with mass exerts on another.

a)

Tension

b)

Push or pull

c)

Gravity

d)

Normal force

16.
What type of force?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Gravitational
c)
Applied
d)
Normal
17.
What force holds the planets in motion around the sun?
a)
Magnetic
b)
Electrical
c)
Gravitational
d)
Air Resistance
18.
Magnets can be a useful tool. Look closely at the picture below which shows a magnet and various metal objects.
What will happen as the magnet moves closer to the metal objects?
 
a)
The magnet will attract the objects.
b)
The magnet will become heavier.
c)
The magnet will push the objects away
d)
Nothing will happen to the objects
19.

The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.

a)

Buoyancy Force

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Tension Force

20.

The force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends.

a)

Buoyancy Force

b)

Air Resistance

c)

Tension Force