PHY105P Lesson 2

Question 1

quantity can be classified based on how they are presented

Answer 1

physical quantities

Question 2

Types of physical quantities

Answer 2

scalar quantity
vector quantity

Question 3

can be described by a single number. has magnitude (size or quantity) but no direction.

Answer 3

scalar quantity

Question 4

deals inherently with both magnitude and direction

Answer 4

vector quantity

Question 5

describes the quantity or the size of the physical quantity. A number assigned to determine quantity

Answer 5

magnitude

Question 6

describe how the vector is oriented relative to a reference point. Number that gives which way the vector will go

Answer 6

direction

Question 7

are represented by a single letter with an arrow above them

Answer 7

vectors

Question 8

shortest distance from two points

Answer 8

displacement

Question 9

expressed as an angle of rotation either from north, south, east west
by default, angles are measured from the east direction

Answer 9

direction of the vector

Question 10

two vectors are considered equal if their magnitudes and direction are the same

Answer 10

equality of two vectors

Question 11

if two or more vectors are pointing in the same direction

Answer 11

parallel vectors

Question 12

when two vectors have opposite directions (180 degrees apart) but have the same magnitude

Answer 12

negative vectors/antiparallel

Question 13

the total displacement

Answer 13

resultant (R)