Scalar vs Vector Quantities
Is Speed a Vector or Scalar quantity
A Scalar Quantity
Draw a position time graph of a stationary object.
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Does the following statement describe SPEED or VELOCITY.
"A car going 50 km/h"
Speed
If a person walks a distance of 10 feet in one direction, what is their displacement?
10 feet.
In 2020 Canadian Andres de Grasse won which olympic medal for the 200 m dash?
Gold
Does a Scalar or Vector quantity describe a quantity with both magnitude and direction?
Vector Quantity
Draw a position time graph showing constant positive motion.
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Does the following statement describe SPEED or VELOCITY
"A dog runs West at 10 km/h"
Velocity
If a rabbit runs toward its burrow in a zig zag pattern, and a fox follows it in a straight line, which animal's path with have a longer distance?
The rabbit.
In 1957, what became the fastest manmade object?
The Operation Plumbbob manhole cover.
Is Time a Scalar or Vector quantity?
Scalar Quantity
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A person walks 40 meter in 40 seconds. What is their speed in m/s?
1 m/s
What is the displacement of a runner that runs around a 400m track 2 times?
0.
Who won the Nobel prize in 2019 for revolutionizing lasers for eye surgery?
a) Ms. Dawe
b) Jeremy Hansen
c) Donna Strickland
d) Andre de Grasse
Donna Strickland
Vector Quantity
Draw a position time graph showing an object speeding up.
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A car drives west for 100 km in 10 hours. What is the car's velocity in km/h?
10 km/h
If a car drives 1000 km West, then turns around and drive 200 km East, what distance did it travel
1200 km
Who was the first Canadian to fly around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission?
Jeremy Hansen
Does a Scalar or Vector quantity only have magnitude (no direction)
Scalar Quantity
Draw a position time graph showing an object slowing down.
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A plane flies 350 km South, then turns around and travels 50 km North in 4 hours. What is the plane's velocity in km/h?
75 km/h
If a horse runs 250 m South, then turns around and runs 500 m North. What is the horses displacement?
250 m
The first ever Canadian space walk was done by Chris Hadfield to set up what piece of Canadian space technology on the International Space Station?
The Canadarm2