Honors Physics Module 3-1: Introduction to Vectors
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1. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
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
30 seconds
1 pt
In practice A of the figure, What is the magnitude of the resultant displacement?
5 km
8 km
11 km
15 km
4. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
In practice A of the figure, what is the direction of the resultant displacement?
63 degrees, South of East
63 degrees, North of West
27 degrees, North of West
27 degrees, South of West
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity? Wind blowing at 20 knots
Scalar
Vector
6. 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
7. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
If a car moves 12 km North, 19 km East, and 12 km South, what is its displacement?
12 km
19 km, East
31 km
43 km, East
8. 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
9. Multiple Choice
1.5 minutes
1 pt
Which of these is not a vector quantity?
displacement
time
velocity
acceleration
10. 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
11. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Is the distance on a round-trip positive, negative, or zero?
positive
negative
zero
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
Is the displacement on a round-trip positive, negative, or zero?