Worksheetsscalar and vector quantities
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
Michael walks in the following order: from Point A, to Point B, and finally to Point C. Which is true?
Distance and displacement are EQUAL
Distance is less than displacement
Displacement is less than distance.
Which driver has an equal distance and displacement at B?
1
2
3
An example of scalar magnitude:
velocity
mass
acceleration
force
direction
A scalar quantity has...
into 2 vectors which act at right angles to each other.
magnitude only,
taking into account their direction.
a magnitude and a direction
added and subtracted algebraically.
Siri walks in a forest 10m east and goes back 4 m west. What is the total distance traveled by Siri?
4 m
6 m
10 m
14 m
Which one of these does not show an example of Tip to Tail method?
Find the magnitude of this vector (each square is 1 unit long)
4
5
3
square root of 5
What is the resultant vector of the two labeled vectors?
+2 km
+14 km
-2 km
-14 km
Which of the following describes the vector above?
45 cm
45 cm at 30 degrees North of East
45 cm at 30 degrees East of North
45 cm North East
If vector A has an x component of 12 units and a y component of 7 units, what is the magnitude of vector A?
19 units
13 units
14 units
193 units
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
B
C
D
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+b
a2+b2
a+b
a2+b2
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?
