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scalar and vector quantities

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
2.
 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 
3.
Sara walks from Point A to Point B. Which is true?
a)
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
b)
Distance is less than displacement
4.

Michael walks in the following order: from Point A, to Point B, and finally to Point C. Which is true?

a)

Distance and displacement are EQUAL

b)

Distance is less than displacement

c)

Displacement is less than distance.

5.

Which driver has an equal distance and displacement at B?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

6.
A quantity that has both magnitude and direction is called a scalar quantity.
a)
True
b)
False
7.

An example of scalar magnitude:

a)

velocity

b)

mass

c)

acceleration

d)

force

8.
This is speed in a specific direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Position
9.
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
10.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
11.

A scalar quantity has...

a)

into 2 vectors which act at right angles to each other.

b)

magnitude only,

c)

taking into account their direction.

d)

a magnitude and a direction

e)

added and subtracted algebraically.

12.
In practice A of the figure, What is  the magnitude of the  resultant displacement?
a)
5 km 
b)
8 km
c)
11 km
d)
15 km
13.
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 
14.
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
15.
What is the Net Force?
a)
5 N to the right
b)
10 N to the right
c)
15 N to the right
d)
0 N
16.

Siri walks in a forest 10m east and goes back 4 m west. What is the total distance traveled by Siri?

a)

4 m

b)

6 m

c)

10 m

d)

14 m

17.

Which one of these does not show an example of Tip to Tail method?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Find the magnitude of this vector (each square is 1 unit long)

a)

4

b)

5

c)

3

d)

square root of 5

19.

What is the resultant vector of the two labeled vectors?

a)

+2 km

b)

+14 km

c)

-2 km

d)

-14 km

20.

Which of the following describes the vector above?

a)

45 cm

b)

45 cm at 30 degrees North of East

c)

45 cm at 30 degrees East of North

d)

45 cm North East

21.

If vector A has an x component of 12 units and a y component of 7 units, what is the magnitude of vector A?

a)

19 units

b)

13 units

c)

14 units

d)

193 units

22.

A car travels 90 m east then 50 m north. A vector diagram is drawn with a dashed line representing the resultant displacement.


Which is a correct vector diagram for the displacement of the car? LOOK AT THE DIAGRAMS VERY CAREFULLY, SPECIFICALLY THE ARROW HEADS

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

An aeroplane is flying horizontally and heading north through the air. Its speed through the air is a and the wind is blowing east with a speed b.


The speed over the ground is given by

a)

a+ba+b

b)

a2+b2a^2+b^2

c)

a+b\sqrt{a+b}

d)

a2+b2\sqrt{a^2+b^2}

24.

Two forces F1 and F2 act on an object as in the diagram above.


If F1 and F2 are drawn to scale, the resultant force can be found by measuring the length of the resultant line FR.


Which of the following diagrams shows the correct position of the line FR?

a)
b)
c)
d)