Physics Introduction to Vectors Worksheet 1 Content for Quiz 10/23

what happens to vectors when placing the tail of one vector at the head of the other one?

combined

what is the sum of two vector quantities determined by besides magnitude?

direction

when adding two vectors, neither the length nor what of either vector is changed?

direction

what does the vector drawn from the starting position to the ending position represent, when a person takes a walk around a city? (Hint: a variable)

displacement

what part of the vector is proportional to the length of an arrow-tipped line segment drawn to represent a vector?

magnitude

if two vectors act in what direction, you can subtract their magnitudes in order to find the resultant?

opposite

what is drawn from the tail of the first vector to the head of the second vector, when vectors are added?

resultant

what is the combination of two vectors which is found by drawing a third vector from the tail of the first to the head of the second?

resultant

what quantity is completely described by its magnitude?

scalar

vectors can be added by placing what part of one vector at the head of another vector?

tail

what quantities are velocity and force examples of?

vector

what quantity has both magnitude and direction?

vector

what type of quantity can be represented by an arrow-tipped line segment?

vector

what type of quantity is force, like displacement and velocity?

vector

what does speed represent the magnitude of?

velocity