Understanding Vector and Scalar Quantities

Practice Questions

AP Physics C Electricity & Magnetism › Understanding Vector and Scalar Quantities

Questions
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1

You drive your car from your house all the way to your school which is 50km away. After you are done with classes you drive back through the same route and park exactly where you had your car at the beginning of the day. By the end of the day, what were the distance and displacement of your motion?

2

A dog is initially standing near a fire hydrant. The dog moves 3 meters to the right. Then it runs 7 meters to the left. What is the dog's final displacement from its original position?

3

An object travels North along a straight line at a constant rate of . What are the object's speed and velocity?

4

Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

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