General Physics 1 - Vector Addition Conceptual Questions

Which of the following quantities has both magnitude and direction?

• energy

• friction

• mass

• volume

Which of the following symbols is typically used to represent a vector?

• arrow

• box

• hashtag

• letter x

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

• electric charge

• electric current

• electric field

• electric flux

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

• torque

• velocity

• weight

• work

Which of the following quantities has magnitude only?

• torque

• velocity

• weight

• work

Which of the following consists of two scalar and one vector quantities?

• force, mass and weight

• current, resistance and voltage

• distance, displacement and time

• acceleration, position and velocity

Which of the following is NOT an example of a vector quantity?

• 4 N bag lifted

• 5 kg baby boy

• 6 m/s to the gate

• 7 m to the window

Which of the following denotes to the sum of the vectors being added together?

• resolution

• resultant

• summation

• total

When there are three or more vectors to be added, what is the best way to be applied?

• component method

• law of sine

• law of cosine

• pythagorean theorem

Which of the following terms refers to when we break a vector into its parts?

• components

• coordinates

• direction

• magnitude