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Assignment 2 - Physics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A vector is a ray with both ____________ and _____________.

a)

Wings and halos

b)

Space and time

c)

Direction and magnitude

d)

Radicals and exponents

2.

Find the magnitude.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

square root of 5

3.

Write in component form.

a)

<0, 4>

b)

<8, 2>

c)

<2, 8>

d)

<0, 2>

4.

Find the resultant vector.

a)

<9, 15>

b)

<7, 17>

c)

<15, 9>

d)

<11, 13>

5.

Determine the components of the vector:

a)

<5, 8.7>

b)

<8.7, 5>

c)

<59.1, 10.4>

d)

<10.4, 59.1>

6.

Determine the components of the vector: magnitude= 12 and direction= 125 degrees

a)

< -9.9, 6.9 >

b)

< 9.9, -6.9 >

c)

< -6.9, 9.8 >

d)

< 6.9, -9.8 >

7.

Determine the direction of <8, -2>

a)

346 degrees

b)

14 degrees

c)

166 degrees

d)

194 degrees

8.

Determine the direction of the vector <-1, 3>

a)

161 degrees

b)

-72 degrees

c)

288 degrees

d)

108 degrees

9.

2 forces: 32N and 45 N with angle between of 35 deg. Determine the magnitude of the resultant.

a)

5408.2

b)

26.3

c)

689.8

d)

73.5

10.

2 forces 12N & 40N with angle between of 20 deg. Determine the magnitude of the resultant.

a)

51.4

b)

2646.1

c)

841.9

d)

29.0

11.
Find the magnitude of vector AB if the initial point is (-3, 1) and the terminal point is (3, 9).
a)
6
b)
8.2
c)
10
d)
10.4
12.

If w = <2, -5> and y = <2, 0>, find 2w + y

a)

<-10, 2>

b)

<4, -5>

c)

<-6, 10>

d)

<6, -10>

13.
If R = (-2, 5) and S = (2, -8).  Find the component form and magnitude of 4 times the resultant vector RS.
a)
<-15, 0> : 15
b)
<16, 52> : 54.4
c)
<-16, -52> : 42.5
d)
<16, -52> : 54.4
14.
Given u = <3, 7> and v =<-5, 4>, find 2v - 3u
a)
<21, 2>
b)
<-19, -13>
c)
<-15, 3>
d)
23
15.
If y = <2, 0> and z = <-1, -4>, find 3y - 2z
a)
<5, -8>
b)
<4, 8>
c)
<8, 8>
d)
<-8, -8>
16.
Velocity
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
17.
Mass
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
18.
Volume
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
19.
Force
a)
Vector
b)
Scalar
20.

10 mph

a)

scalar

b)

vector

21.
If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?
a)
12 km
b)
19 km, East
c)
31 km
d)
43 km, East
22.
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 
23.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
24.
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
25.
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
a)
components
b)
scalar
c)
resultant
d)
magnitude