Vectors Multiple Choice Questions & Quizzes

Practice Questions

• BeginnerCan an object’s average velocity equal zero when object’s speed is greater than zero?
• BeginnerAn airplane of weight \( W \) is flying horizontally with constant velocity. The total forward thrust of the engines is \( 3W \). What is the magnitud…
• BeginnerThe magnitude of a component of a vector must be
• BeginnerDoes the odometer of a car measure a scalar or a vector quantity? What about the speedometer?
• BeginnerYou pull a box with a constant force across a frictionless table using an attached rope held horizontally. If you now pull the rope with the same forc…
• BeginnerVector \(\vec{A}\) is \(44.0\) units at \(28.0^{\circ\}) above the \(+x\)-axis, vector \(\vec{B}\) is \(26.5\) units at \(56.0^\circ\) above the…
• BeginnerWhat does distance represent during any type of motion?
• BeginnerWhat does an object's velocity describe?
• IntermediateDetermine the sum of the three vectors given below. Give the resultant \( \vec{R} \) in terms of: (a) Vector components (b) Resultant vector Vectors…
• IntermediateA seagull first flies \( 160 \, \text{m} \) North, then heads \( 120.65 \, \text{m} \) at \( 18.43^\circ \) North of West. After you land:
• IntermediateTwo racing boats set out from the same dock and speed away at the same constant speed of \(101 \, \text{km/h}\) for half an hour (\(0.5 \, \text{hr}\)…
• IntermediateA 135.0 N force is applied to a 30.0 kg box at 42 degree angle to the horizontal. If the force of friction is 85.0, what is the net force and accelera…
• IntermediateA 45 kg crate accelerates at 1.65 m/s2 when pulled by a rope with a force of 200 N. Find the angle the rope is pulled at. Friction is negligible.
• IntermediateWhile flying horizontally in an airplane, you notice that a string dangling from the overhead luggage compartment hangs at rest at 15° away from the v…
• IntermediateA block of mass \(m\) is accelerated across a rough surface by a force of magnitude \(F\) exerted at an angle \(\theta\) above the horizontal. The fri…
• IntermediateA ball is kicked horizontally off a 20 m tall cliff. What is the final velocity of the ball right before it hits the ground?
• AdvancedSuppose the water at the top of Niagara Falls has a horizontal speed of \( 2.7 \, \text{m/s} \) just before it cascades over the edge of the falls. At…
• AdvancedAn airplane with a speed of \( 97.5 \, \text{m/s} \) is climbing upward at an angle of \( 50.0^\circ \) with respect to the horizontal. When the plane…
• AdvancedA person is standing at the edge of the water and looking out at the ocean. The height of the person's eyes above the water is…
• AdvancedFind the net gravitational force on a \(2.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere midway between a \(4.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere and a \(7.0 \, \text{kg}\) sphere that…
• AdvancedA spacecraft somewhere in between the Earth and the Moon experiences zero net force acting on it. This is because the Earth and the Moon pull the spac…
• AdvancedA red car, initially at rest, travels east with an acceleration of \( 3.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). At the same time as the red car starts to move, a blue c…
• AdvancedAn object of unknown mass is acted upon by multiple forces. 100N to the right at 20°, 400N to the left at 40° below the horizontal, and 500N to the ri…
• AdvancedThree forces of equal magnitude are applied to a \(3 \, \text{m} \times 2 \, \text{m}\) rectangle. Force \(F_1\) and \(F_2\) act at \(45^\circ\) angle…