Scales Vs Vectors
Name the scalar quantity that represents the total path length traveled, regardless of direction.
distance
A polar bear walks 275 meters east, then 425 meters west. What is the total distance traveled
700 meters
Which superhero can run faster than the speed of light according to comic book physics?
The Flash
A car travels 60 kilometers in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
20 kilometers per hour
What force would astronauts experience on the International Space Station that makes them float?
Zero Gravity
Name the vector quantity that represents the straight line distance between the starting point and the final point, along with the direction.
displacement
A polar bear walks 275 meters east, then 425 meters west. What is the bear’s displacement?
150 meters west
In which movie do astronauts travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity?
"Interstellar"
A bus travels 240 kilometers in 6 hours. What is its average speed?
40 kilometers per hou
What is the scientific term for being stretched into a long, thin shape when falling into a black hole?
Here are four multiple-choice options for the question:
What is the scientific term for being stretched into a long, thin shape when falling into a black hole?
A) Gravitational collapse
B) Spaghettification
C) Quantum stretching
D) Event horizon elongation
B) Spaghettification
A student walks 5 meters east, then 3 meters west. What is the student’s total displacement?
8 meters
A student walks 500 meters around a square city block. What is the total distance traveled?
500 meters
In "Star Wars," what invisible energy field is said to bind the galaxy together, though in real life we might explain it using ideas from electromagnetism?
The force
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
speed is scalar, and velocity is vector
Approximately how many Earths can fit inside the Sun?
A) 10
B) 100
c) 1 000 000
D) 150 000
C) 1 000 000
Add a 6-meter vector north and a 4-meter vector north. What is the resultant vector?
10 meters north
A student walks 5 meters east, then 5 meters west. What is the student’s final displacement?
0 meters
In this classic film, an alien has the ability to levitate objects with just his mind. What is the name of this friendly extraterrestrial?
ET
A runner moves 9 meters north in 3 seconds. What is the velocity of the runner?
3 meters per second north
According to physics, what travels at approximately 299,792,458 meters per second, making it the fastest thing in the universe?
Light
A car travels 3 meters west. Is this a scalar or a vector quantity?
3 meters west
What two characteristics define a vector quantity?
both magnitude and direction
Which invention was made possible by understanding electricity and was first demonstrated by Thomas Edison
If a car travels 150 kilometers in 3 hours, what is its average speed?
A) 30 kilometers per hour
B) 50 kilometers per hour
C) 75 kilometers per hour
D) 100 kilometres per hour
C) 75 kilometers per hour
Which ancient structure is so massive that scientists have used modern physics techniques, like scanning for hidden chambers, to study its internal structure?
Great Pyramid of Giza