Working with vectors

Question 1

What is displacement?

Answer 1

Distance in a particular direction

Question 2

What is Velocity?

Answer 2

rate of change of displacement

Question 3

What is acceleration?

Answer 3

rate of change of velocity

Question 4

What is force/ weight?

Answer 4

described by magnitude, direction and point of application

Question 5

What is the unit for displacement?

Answer 5

metre (m)

Question 6

What is the unit for velocity?

Answer 6

metres per second (ms^-1)

Question 7

What is the unit for acceleration?

Answer 7

Metres per second (ms^-1)

Question 8

What is the unit for weight/force?

Answer 8

Newton (N)

Question 9

What is a scalar quantity?

Answer 9

A scalar quantity has magnitude only.

Question 10

What is a vector quantity?

Answer 10

A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction.

Question 11

Is displacement a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 11

vector

Question 12

Is velocity a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 12

vector

Question 13

Is acceleration a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 13

vector

Question 14

Is force/weight a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 14

vector

Question 15

Is distance a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 15

scalar

Question 16

Is speed a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 16

scalar

Question 17

Is time a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 17

scalar

Question 18

Is mass a scalar or vector quantity?

Answer 18

scalar

Question 19

What is distance?

Answer 19

measure of length

Question 20

What is speed?

Answer 20

measure of how quickly a body moves

Question 21

What is time?

Answer 21

measure of ongoing events taking place

Question 22

What is mass?

Answer 22

measure of the quantity of matter contained in an object

Question 23

What is the unit for distance?

Answer 23

metre (m)

Question 24

What is the unit for speed?

Answer 24

metres per second (m s^-2)

Question 25

What is the unit for time?

Answer 25

second (s)

Question 26

What is the unit for mass?

Answer 26

kilogram (Kg)