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WorksheetsM2 S and V
Total questions: 190
Worksheet time: 4hrs 7mins
A quantity that needs both magnitude and direction to be fully described.
Vector
Scalar
A quantity described by magnitude and does not need direction
Vector
Scalar
Force is a
Vector
Scalar
Mass is a
Vector
Scalar
Weight is a
Vector
Scalar
Speed is
Vector
Scalar
Velocity is
Vector
Scalar
Acceleration is
Vector
Scalar
Momentum is
Vector
Scalar
Work is
Vector
Scalar
Power is
Vector
Scalar
Potential energy is
Vector
Scalar
Kinetic energy is
Vector
Scalar
Displacement is
Vector
Scalar
Distance is
Vector
Scalar
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
Is this a vector or scalar quantity: time?
Vector
Scalar
Is this a vector or scalar quantity: distance?
Vector
Scalar
Is this a vector or scalar quantity: weight?
Vector
Scalar
Is this a vector or scalar quantity: force?
Vector
Scalar
direction
Wind blowing at 20 knots
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
100 N 230 N
<------ --------->
Which statement describes a vector?
It has magnitude but no direction
It has direction but no magnitude
It has both direction and magnitude
It has constant magnitude but no
direction
Find the magnitude of vector AB if the initial point is (-3, 1) and the terminal point is (3, 9).
6
8.2
10
10.4
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
energy
velocity
mass
time
Which of the following lists of physical quantities consists only of vectors?
acceleration, force, volume
mass, velocity, acceleration
time, mass, velocity
velocity, acceleration, force
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
The braking force needed to stop a car
The effort needed to hammer a nail into some wood
The heat needed to boil some water
The thrust needed to lift a rocket off the ground
A vector contains more information than a scalar. What is the extra information?
acceleration
direction
resultant
size
An ant on a picnic table travels 30 cm east, then 25 cm north and finally 15 cm west. What is the magnitude of the ant's displacement relative to its original position?
29 cm
70 cm
57 cm
52 cm
A boy pushes against a wall with a 60 N force and the wall does not move. What is the resultant force?
60 N
-60 N
0 N
30 N
If two forces of 20 N towards north and 12 N towards south are acting on an object. What will be the resultant force?
32 N North
20 N South
32 N South
8 N North
For the resultant of two vectors to be maximum , the angle between them should be:
0o
60o
90o
1800
Wind blowing at 20 knots
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
direction
Wind blowing at 20 knots
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
What is the resultant net force?
100 N 230 N
<------ --------->
30 N to the right
230 N to the right
130 N to the right
This is a balanced force
A vector is a ray with both ____________ and _____________.
Wings and halos
Space and time
Direction and magnitude
Radicals and exponents
Write in component form.
<0, 4>
<8, 2>
<2, 8>
<0, 2>
Find the resultant vector.
<5, 3>
<1, 7>
<7, 1>
<3, 5>
Write the vector from A to B...
a
cannot be determined
b
CD
Write the vector from C to A...
a
-a
b
-b
Write the vector from B to D...
a
-a
b
-b
Write the vector from A to D...
a + b
-a + b
b - a
a - b
P = (-3, 2) to
Q = (6,5), then a vector that models the duck's motion is
What vector gives the sum of these two vectors? You may know it better as the "resultant".... Hint hint.. :)
What is the best estimate for the height of the tree? It's a tree on campus...along Buckingham Lane (now that we know where that is!)
1 kilometer
4 meters
30 centimeters
150 millimeters
What is the best estimate for the length of this pen? A standard BIC pen...
20 centimeters
150 centimeters
2 meters
3 milliliters
Which is the best estimate for the length of this can? Green beans, Food Lion brand, nothing fancy.
3 centimeters
1 meters
10 centimeters
3 milliliters
About how tall is a washing machine? Hopefully your guardian doesn't wash ALL your clothes and you at least know where this machine is in your house!
10 centimeters
1 meter
30 centimeters
2 meters
What is the approximate height of a battery? Duracell, coppertop... no bunny.
60 centimeters
5 centimeters
3 kilometers
2 meters
How many sig figs are there?
100000001
1
9
10
4004
Find the value of ∠A. Use a protractor or some fancy mathematics knowledge to solve!
25°
30°
35°
90°
After completing one trip on a roller coaster, the roller coaster's ________ is zero.
displacement
reference point
length
distance
What is scientific notation?
A long way to write really short numbers
A short way to write really long numbers
Mrs. Corron didn't tell me
None of the above
If the exponent is a positive number...
0.0088 to 8.8 x 103
8.317 x 106
in standard form?
What is the resultant of these two vectors?
+17 m
+3 m
-17 m
-3 m
What is the resultant vector of the two labeled vectors?
+2 km
+14 km
-2 km
-14 km
What is the resultant of the two vectors shown above?
+5
-5
+15
-15
A vector includes ______ and ________.
direction, magnitude
magnitude, units
direction, units
scalars, scalars
A scalar includes ______.
Magnitude and direction
Magnitude
Direction
Vectors
Which of the following describes the vector above?
45 cm
45 cm at 30 degrees North of East
45 cm at 30 degrees West of North
45 cm South of East
Billy runs 400 meters to Andy's house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Billy's displacement?
0 meters
400 meters
800 meters
1600 meters
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total displacement?
2 km
5 km
8 km
10 km
From the figure, what is the displacement?
20 meters
25 meters
15 meters
25 meters NE
Which of the following is correct?
Initial Position = -5 m
Final Position = -5 m
Distance = 22 m
Displacement = 0 m
Initial Position = -5 m
Final Position = -5 m
Distance = 0 m
Displacement = 22 m
Initial Position = -5 m
Final Position = 6 m
Distance = 22 m
Displacement = 0 m
Initial Position = -5 m
Final Position = 6 m
Distance = 0 m
Displacement = 22 m
What was the displacement of object C?
What was the displacement of object B?
Jerry walked from home to school, then from the school to the park. What is his total distance?
2 km
5 km
8 km
10 km
