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?
40 metres, South
50 metres, South
50 metres, North
40 metres, North
2. Multiple Choice
1 minute
12 pts
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
3. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity? Wind blowing at 20 knots
Scalar
Vector
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity? A deer running 15 meters per second due west
Scalar
Vector
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
If a boomerang is thrown 20 m in a straight line and returns exactly to the spot it was thrown what is its displacement?
20m
40m
0m
-20m
6. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Which of these is not a vector quantity?
displacement
time
velocity
acceleration
7. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
speed, velocity, acceleration
velocity, acceleration, force
force, acceleration, mass
length, mass, time
8. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
components
scalar
resultant
magnitude
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the 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
10. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the SI unit of measurement for force?
lbf
Kilograms
Newtons
m/sec^2
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the x component of the vector given in the diagram?
77N
92N
120N
60N
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the y component of the vector given in the diagram?
77N
92N
120N
60N
13. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A vector is a mathematical structure that has both _______ and _______.
direction, magnitude
scope, sequence
meat, potatoes
scalar, vector
14. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
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
15. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
A car moved 60 km East and 90 km West. What is the displacement and the direction?
30 km, West
60 km. East
90 km
150 km
16. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
An airplane traveling north at 220 meters per second encounters a 50.0-meters-per-second crosswind from west to east.
170 m/s
214 m/s
226 m/s
270 m/s
17. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.
components
scalar
resultant
magnitude
18. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the magnitude of the resultant?
900 Newtons
0 Newtons
450 Newtons
636.40 Newtons
19. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
What is the magnitude of the resultant?
17.03 m
70 m
30 m
55.60 m
20. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Ms. HK and Ms. Walton were both pushing a car south. Ms. HK pushed with 400 N and Ms. Walton pushed with 500 N. What was their resultant?