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1B - Analysing Skill & Technique - Scalars & Vectors

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A _________ quantity has magnitude (size) but no direction.

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

2.

A _________ quantity has magnitude (size) and acts in a particular direction.

a)

Scalar

b)

Vector

3.

True OR False: Speed is the rate of change in the distance an object travels, making it a scalar quantity.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True OR False: Velocity is the speed of an object in a particular direction, making it a scalar quantity.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which quantity measures the shortest distance between the starting & finishing position of a marathon?

a)

Acceleration

b)

Displacement

c)

Distance

d)

Velocity

6.

In a 400m sprint, the distance travelled by

the sprinter is 400m, when run in lane 1.

What is the total displacement?

a)

0m

b)

100m

c)

200m

d)

400m

7.

The distance a swimmer covers in a 50m sprint race is 50m.

What is the displacement?

a)

10m

b)

30m

c)

50m

d)

70m

8.

_________ is how fast a body is moving in relation to time.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Distance

c)

Speed

d)

Velocity

9.

________ is the speed of a body in a specific direction.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Velocity

c)

Deceleration

d)

Motion

10.

_________ is the rate of change of a bodys velocity.

a)

Speed

b)

Velocity

c)

Time

d)

Acceleration

11.

_________ is the opposite to acceleration. It is rate of decrease of a body's velocity.

a)

Acceleration

b)

Deceleration

c)

Velocity

d)

Speed

12.

_______ is the force exerted on a body by gravity (Mass x Gravity)

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Weight

d)

Mass

13.

True OR False: Mass is the amount of matter a body possesses and is measured metres (m).

a)

True

b)

False