Vectors and Scalars: Grade 12 Physics
This worksheet covers fundamental concepts of vectors and scalars, including definitions, examples, and basic operations, suitable for Grade 12 physics students.
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the space provided. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Force
Velocity
Mass
Acceleration
2. The resultant of two vectors is maximum when they are:
Parallel
Anti-parallel
Perpendicular
At an angle of 45 degrees
1. Displacement is a scalar quantity.
True
False
2. The magnitude of a vector can be negative.
True
False
1. A scalar quantity has only .
2. A vector quantity has both magnitude and .
3. The product of a scalar and a vector is a quantity.
1. Differentiate between distance and displacement.
2. Give two examples of vector quantities and two examples of scalar quantities.
Consider two vectors: Vector A has a magnitude of 5 units along the positive x-axis, and Vector B has a magnitude of 3 units along the positive y-axis.
1. Draw these two vectors on the coordinate plane below, originating from the origin.
2. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector (A + B).