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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
1.2 Scalars & Vectors
1. Scalar quantity is defined as ___________________________________________________.
2. Vector quantity is defined as ___________________________________________________.
3. List six scalar quantities (with their respective units) in physics :
i. ii. iii.
iv. v. vi.
4. List six vector quantities (with their respective units) in physics :
i. ii. iii.
iv. v. vi.

5. State whether the following are examples of vector or scalar quantities:


Vector / Scalar Quantity
A distance of 2 m
A force of 35 N acting 30o West of North
A velocity of 3 m/s on a bearing of 115o
55 s
4 m s-1
165 m North

6. Which of the following pairs are both scalar quantities?


A. Energy and force B. Speed and mass C. Density and acceleration
D. Temperature and velocity E. Volume and weight

7. Which of the following pairs are both vector quantities?


A. Weight and mass B. Velocity and speed C. Velocity and energy
D. Force and acceleration E. Acceleration and speed

8. Which one of the following represents a scalar quantity?


A. The change in momentum of a rubber ball bouncing off the floor.
B. The velocity of an airplane flying at 300 km h-1 on a bearing 040o.
C. The speed of a car traveling at 100 km h-1.
D. The acceleration of an object thrown vertically upwards and which has reached the
highest point of its motion.

9. Find the resultant of the following forces:


a) 2 N right; 7 N right
b) 4 N right; 12 N left
c) 12 N left; 16 N left
d) 3 N right; 6 N left; 15 N right; 8 N left
e) 16 N left; 24 N right; 13 N left
f) 5 N up; 8 N up
g) 6N up; 8 N down
h) 6 N down; 14 N up; 18 N down; 5 N up
i) 13 N up; 26 N down; 18 N up

By MUHAMAD FADHIL K.B.


Physics Unit KML
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
10. Find the x and y components of each of the following vectors:
a) b) c)

11. Add the following vectors:

12. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant force:

a) b) c)

By MUHAMAD FADHIL K.B.


Physics Unit KML
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICS
13. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant velocity:
a) b)

14. Find the total displacement for the following cases:


a) A bee flies 12 m north, 8 meters west, and then 4 meters south.
b) A person walks 600 m south, 400 m west and then 200 m north. What is his displacement
in blocks?

15. A boat that moves with a constant velocity of 12 m s-1 is moving on a river with a constant
current of 4 m s-1. What is the resultant velocity of the boat if:
a) The boat is traveling to the north and the current is to the south?
b) The boat is traveling to the south and the current is to the south?
c) The boat travels to the east, across the current, while the current is to the south?

16. An airplane travels with a constant velocity of 210 m s-1 and in the upper atmosphere where
the plane is traveling there is a wind that is blowing at a constant velocity of 60 m s-1 to the
east. Determine the resultant velocity for the plane when it is traveling
a) To the east.
b) To the west.
c) To the north.

17. If a child pulls a sled through the snow with a force of 50 N exerted at an angle of 38o above
the horizontal, find the horizontal and vertical components of the force.

By MUHAMAD FADHIL K.B.


Physics Unit KML

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