G10 Vectors and Scalars, Motion in one dimension

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

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

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

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
Wind blowing at 20 knots

• Scalar
• Vector

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west

• Scalar
• Vector

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

Which of these is not a vector quantity? 

• displacement 
• time
• velocity 
• acceleration

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

Which of the following quantities are vectors?

• speed, velocity, acceleration
• velocity, acceleration, force
• force, acceleration, mass
• length, mass, time

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CCSS.HSN.VM.A.1

The _______ of two or more vectors is the sum of the vectors.

• components
• scalar
• resultant
• magnitude

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CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4A

CCSS.HSN-VM.B.4B

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

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the SI unit of measurement for force?

• lbf
• Kilograms
• Newtons
• m/sec^2