Worksheets1B - Analysing Skill & Technique - Scalars & Vectors
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A _________ quantity has magnitude (size) but no direction.
Scalar
Vector
A _________ quantity has magnitude (size) and acts in a particular direction.
Scalar
Vector
True OR False: Speed is the rate of change in the distance an object travels, making it a scalar quantity.
True
False
True OR False: Velocity is the speed of an object in a particular direction, making it a scalar quantity.
True
False
Which quantity measures the shortest distance between the starting & finishing position of a marathon?
Acceleration
Displacement
Distance
Velocity
In a 400m sprint, the distance travelled by
the sprinter is 400m, when run in lane 1.
What is the total displacement?
0m
100m
200m
400m
The distance a swimmer covers in a 50m sprint race is 50m.
What is the displacement?
10m
30m
50m
70m
_________ is how fast a body is moving in relation to time.
Acceleration
Distance
Speed
Velocity
________ is the speed of a body in a specific direction.
Acceleration
Velocity
Deceleration
Motion
_________ is the rate of change of a bodys velocity.
Speed
Velocity
Time
Acceleration
_________ is the opposite to acceleration. It is rate of decrease of a body's velocity.
Acceleration
Deceleration
Velocity
Speed
_______ is the force exerted on a body by gravity (Mass x Gravity)
Motion
Force
Weight
Mass
True OR False: Mass is the amount of matter a body possesses and is measured metres (m).
True
False
