Vectors and Tensors Quiz

Watch this video about Vectors and make notes in your exercise book.

What is the difference between a scalar and a vector?

• Scalars have magnitude and direction, while vectors only have magnitude

• Scalars only have magnitude, while vectors have magnitude and direction

• Scalars and vectors are the same

• Scalars have direction, while vectors only have magnitude

What property makes vectors useful in various fields?

• They change based on perspective

• They are only useful in physics

• They have no magnitude

• They remain invariant to the coordinate system

What is the essence of a vector regardless of the language used to describe it?

• The vector itself

• The coordinate basis

• The array

• The magnitude

What physical quantity is an example of a second order tensor?

• Acceleration

• Velocity

• Stress

• Force

What is the fundamental usefulness of mathematics as demonstrated by scalars, vectors, and tensors?

• Elegance

• Simplicity

• Complexity

• Beauty