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Is about…
Main Idea #1:
So what…
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Main Idea #3:
There are two types of quantities: ______________ and ______________.
One type of quantity, ___________, includes only magnitude. For this type of quantity _____________ is not
important.
The other type of quantity is called a _____________. It has not only a magnitude, but a _____________. For this type
of quantity the _______________is important.
Draw a line to match the quantity to its correct type:
Acceleration
Speed
Temperature
Force
Momentum
Length
Scalar
Vector
The symbol for a vector is an_____________. The __________ points in the direction of the vector, while the length
signifies the _______________of the vector.
Distance is:
Displacement is:
WORKSHEET 1: VECTOR COMPONENTS
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WORKSHEET 2: THINKING ABOUT FORCE VECTORS
WORKSHEET 3: THINKING ABOUT VELOCITY VECTORS
1. A student was playing Pac-man. In this game, Pac-man moved 10.0 cm up and 16.0 cm left. What was Pacman's net displacement?
2. The student lost the game and tried again. This time he moved Pac-man 13.0 cm up and 18.0 cm left. What was
Pac-man's net displacement?
3. Andreas walked 5 meters east away from a tree. Then, he walked 3 meters north. Finally, he walked 1
meter west. I’m not sure where he was going, but find Andreas’s total displacement from the tree.
4. What is the total displacement of a bee that flies 2 meters east, 5 meters north, and 3 meters east and
then dies?
5. What is the total displacement of an ant that walks 2 meters west, 3 meters south, 4 meters east, and 1
meter north?
6. A ball is kicked 10 meters north, 5 meters west, 15 meters south, 5 meters east, and 5 meters north. Find
the total displacement AND the total distance it traveled.
7. A spider travels 25.0 cm eastward, then 20 cm northward and finally 14.0 cm westward. How far from where it
started did the spider end up?
8. A lady bug on a picnic table travels 24.0 cm eastward, then 25 cm northward and finally 13.0 cm westward. What
is the lady bug’s displacement?