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2 PART A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS QUESTION 1. Which of the following defines a scalar quantity? (a) (b) (c) (d) Magnitude only Magnitude and direction Direction None of the above QUESTION 2. Which of the following is an example of a vector quantity? (a) (b) (c) (d) Distance Mass Speed Momentum QUESTION 3. A ball is pulled in opposite directions by three separate forces, as shown in the vector diagram below. What is the resultant force acting on the ball? 45 N 100 N 45 N (a) (b) (c) (d) 190 N 10 N to the right 10 N to the left Cannot be calculated as they are separate forces Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 12 of 134 Our Students Come First!

3 QUESTION 4. What is the resultant of a 4 N force acting upward and a 3 N force acting horizontally? (a) 1 N (b) 5 N (c) 7 N (d) 12 N QUESTION 5. A bird flies 50 km south and then 20 km east. What is the total distance travelled by the bird? (a) 2900 km (b) km (c) 70 km (d) km S 21 o 48 E QUESTION 6. Suppose that an object travels from one point in space to another. Which of the following statements is correct? (a) The displacement is either greater than or equal to the distance travelled. (b) The displacement is always equal to the distance travelled. (c) The displacement is either less than or equal to the distance travelled. (d) The displacement can be either greater than, less than, or equal to the distance travelled. QUESTION 7. A man walks 8 km north and then 5 km in a direction N30 E. What is his resultant displacement from his starting point? (a) 11 km (b) 12 km (c) 13 km (d) 14 km Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 13 of 134 Our Students Come First!

4 QUESTION 8. A plane flies a distance of 150 m at a direction N45 o E, then alters its direction by 90 o as shown in the diagram below. If it covers another 150 m in this direction, what is the resultant displacement? 150 m/s 150 m/s 150 m 90 O 150 m (a) (b) (c) (d) Zero 212 m towards the East 212 m towards the West 150 m S45 o E Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 14 of 134 Our Students Come First!

5 PART B: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS QUESTION 9. Find the sum of the following vectors. Criteria Marks Correct magnitude AND direction of the resultant vector with units 1 (a) 30 km North + 40 km South 1 (b) 15 Newtons East + 15 Newtons West 1 (c) 20 m North + 20 m West 1 (d) Acceleration of 30 ms -2 West + 40 ms -2 South 1 (e) Momentum of 20 kgms -1 N20 E + Momentum of 20 kgms -1 N70 W 1 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 15 of 134 Our Students Come First!

6 QUESTION 10. Find the resultant of the following combinations of vectors. Criteria Marks Correct magnitude AND direction of the resultant vector with units 1 (a) 26 m West 15 m East 1 (b) 15 ms -1 South 24 ms -1 North 1 (c) 20 m North + 20 m West 1 (d) Acceleration of 30 ms -2 East 40 ms -2 South 1 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 16 of 134 Our Students Come First!

7 QUESTION 11. For each of these diagrams, determine the magnitude of the components v x and v y. Criteria Marks Correct magnitude of vectors in BOTH the x and y directions. 1 (a) 1 5 v y 30 v x (b) 1 10 Vy 60 vx (c) 1 10 v y 45 v x (d) 1 v y v x Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 17 of 134 Our Students Come First!

8 QUESTION 12. The vector diagram below represents the velocities of three cars (all in ms -1 ). x = 3 y = 4 z = 5 45 Draw a vector diagram to determine the resultant velocity. Criteria Correct magnitude of vector with units. Correct direction of vector. Diagram drawn. EITHER correct magnitude of vector OR direction. Diagram drawn. Marks 2 1 (a) x + y 2 (b) x + z 2 (c) y + z 2 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 18 of 134 Our Students Come First!

9 (d) x y 2 (e) x z 2 (f) y z 2 (g) y x 2 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 19 of 134 Our Students Come First!

10 QUESTION 13. As shown in the diagram below, an object moves from P to S by the following steps: 4 m horizontally to the left from P to Q 4 m vertically down from Q to R 7 m horizontally to the right from R to S Q 4 m P 4 m R 7 m S Determine the magnitude of the displacement of S from P. Show working. 2 Criteria Correct magnitude of displacement calculated. Calculations and working out present. Marks 2 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 20 of 134 Our Students Come First!

11 QUESTION 14. Andrew decides to go for a drive. It takes him 10 minutes to drive 6 km east, then 3 minutes to drive 2 km south, then another 3 minutes to drive 4 km west. (a) Draw a diagram to represent his journey. 1 (b) What is his total distance travelled? 1 (c) What was his displacement after 13 minutes? 2 (d) What was his displacement at the end of his journey? 2 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 21 of 134 Our Students Come First!

12 QUESTION 15. A basketball is passed from the northern goal to the southern goal in four throws. Each throw covers a distance of 8.5 m. N 28 m 15 m (a) What is the distance travelled by the ball? 1 (b) What is the magnitude of the total displacement of the ball in metres? 1 (c) Explain the difference in answers in part (a) and (b). 2 Copyright MATRIX EDUCATION 2014 Page 22 of 134 Our Students Come First!

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