Question 1

Which type of quantity has both magnitude and direction?

Accepted Answer

Vector

Answer

Scalar

Answer

Speed

Answer

Distance

Question 2

What is an example of a scalar quantity?

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Velocity

Answer

Displacement

Answer

Distance

Question 3

Which term gives only the magnitude of the extent of something?

Accepted Answer

Distance

Answer

Speed

Answer

Displacement

Answer

Velocity

Question 4

What symbol is used to represent displacement in the velocity equation?

Accepted Answer

s

Answer

d

Answer

v

Answer

t

Question 5

What does a negative velocity represent?

Accepted Answer

Going backwards

Answer

Going fast

Answer

Stopping

Answer

Turning left

Question 6

How can you calculate average velocity?

Accepted Answer

Divide the total displacement by the total time

Answer

Add distance and time

Answer

Subtract displacement from distance

Answer

Multiply speed by time

Question 7

What is the average speed of a person who walks 20 meters in 10 seconds?

Accepted Answer

2 meters per second

Answer

5 meters per second

Answer

10 meters per second

Answer

20 meters per second

Question 8

What can affect the speed of wind?

Accepted Answer

Temperature, atmospheric pressure, structures

Answer

Sound waves, speed of objects, age of the individual

Question 9

When are sound waves traveling at 330 meters per second?

Accepted Answer

In air

Answer

In a vacuum

Answer

In space

Answer

In water

Question 10

What is the main difference between speed and velocity?

Accepted Answer

Velocity includes direction, while speed does not

Answer

Speed is a vector quantity

Answer

Speed is faster than velocity

Answer

Velocity is a scalar quantity

Question 11

What is the main difference between scalar and vector quantities?

Accepted Answer

Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction.

Answer

Scalar quantities have a magnitude.

Answer

Vector quantities have only magnitude.

Answer

Scalar quantities have a direction.

Question 12

Which of the following is considered a scalar quantity?

Accepted Answer

Speed

Answer

Velocity

Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Displacement

Question 13

What is an example of a vector quantity?

Accepted Answer

A person cycling six meters per second east.

Answer

A plane flying at 250 meters per second.

Answer

A ball falling two meters downwards.

Answer

A car traveling at 55 meters per second.

Question 14

Which term is a scalar quantity: distance or displacement?

Accepted Answer

Distance

Answer

Velocity

Answer

Displacement

Answer

Time

Question 15

How do you calculate speed?

Accepted Answer

Distance divided by time.

Answer

Time divided by distance.

Answer

Distance multiplied by time.

Answer

Time multiplied by speed.

Question 16

In the equation for velocity, what does the 's' represent?

Accepted Answer

Displacement

Answer

Time

Answer

Acceleration

Answer

Speed

Question 17

What is the benefit of using velocity over speed?

Accepted Answer

Velocity can have a negative value to represent going backwards.

Answer

Velocity is easier to calculate.

Answer

Velocity is always faster than speed.

Answer

Speed is a scalar quantity.

Question 18

What is the formula for calculating average velocity?

Accepted Answer

Total displacement divided by total time taken.

Answer

Total time divided by total displacement.

Answer

Total distance multiplied by total time.

Answer

Total displacement multiplied by total time.

Question 19

What is the typical speed at which people walk?

Accepted Answer

1.5 meters per second

Answer

3 meters per second

Answer

10 meters per second

Answer

6 meters per second

Question 20

How do sound waves travel in air?

Accepted Answer

330 meters per second

Answer

250 meters per second

Answer

1.5 meters per second

Answer

55 meters per second

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