Physics Exam Intro

Which of the following is the base unit for time?

• m
• m/s
• s
• m*s

Vector quantities are represented by which of the following?

• A circle
• A triangle
• An exponent
• An Arrow

A physical quantity that measures both magnitude and direction is

• Scientific Notation
• Scalar
• Unit
• Vector

Christina biked 3km West, turned 9km South, and then went 5km West again. What was Christina's displacement?

• 12.04km South West
• 17 km South East

• 8.21 Km South West

• 20 km South West

Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity?

• 23m/s East
• 7m right
• 750mL
• 10km down

A physical quantity that measures magnitude only

• Scalar
• Unit
• Vector
• Scientific Notation

Identify the following quantities as scalar or vector: the mass of an object, the number of leaves on a tree, wind velocity.

• vector, scalar, scalar
• scalar, scalar, vector
• scalar, vector, scalar
• Option 4vector, scalar, vector

The base unit used to measure distance is the

• meter.
• second.
• kilogram.
• liter.

A student ran around the Sharyland HS track 4 times to complete 1 full mile. What was the student's displacement?

• 1600 m
• 400 m
• 0 m
• 10 m

Two cars start at the same point and drive in a straight line for 10mi. At the end of the drive their distances are the same but their displacements are different. How this could happen?

• a. their speeds are different
• b. wind slowed one car down
• c. they traveled in different directions
• d. they traveled at different times