SL 1.3 Vectors and Scalars

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1.3 – Vectors and Scalars

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A bit more about difficulty levels (click)

Basic: Simple, usually one-step or definition-style questions to help you revise the basics.

Moderate: At the level of easier IB exam questions. Slightly more challenging than one-plane problems.

Challenging: Typical, medium-level exam-style questions to help you solidify your knowledge.

Difficult: This is how more challenging IB exam questions look like. If you can solve these with ease, you are in a good shape :)

Black Hole: Extra challenge for those with lightspeed thinking! Very few questions on your exam will be this difficult.

 

Paper 1

Question 1 

A force of 10 N can be resolved along directions AB and AC, where AB and AC are perpendicular to each other. 

The component of the force in the AC direction is 6 N. What is the magnitude of the component along the AB direction?

  1. 2 N
  2. 4 N
  3. 6 N
  4. 8 N
Answer

D.

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Question 2 

Which of the following answer options has two vector and two scalar quantities?

  1. Force, momentum, mass, acceleration
  2. Kinetic energy, velocity, potential difference, displacement
  3. Speed, potential energy, temperature, current
  4. Charge, impulse, power, time
Answer

B.

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Question 3 

A person swims across a river that is flowing east. In what direction does the person have to swim so that she only moves towards the south from her starting point?

Answer

A.

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Question 4 

The vectors below represent the displacement of two cars.

What is the direction of S_{A}-S_{B}?

Answer

B.

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Question 5 

Which of the following is a vector quantity?

  1. Electric current
  2. Distance
  3. Pressure
  4. Electric field strength
Answer

D.

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Question 6 

A biker travels at a constant speed of 8 m s^{-1} west during a minute and then at a constant speed of 6 m s^{-1} south during a minute. What is the average speed of the biker during these two minutes?

  1. 5 m s^{-1}
  2. 7 m s^{-1}
  3. 10 m s^{-1}
  4. 14 m s^{-1}
Answer

B.

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Question 7 

Three forces with magnitudes A, B, and C lie in the same plane and act on an object. The object is in equilibrium. 

Which of the following equations is correct?

  1. A = B + C
  2. Asin\alpha = B
  3. Csin\alpha = A - Bcos\alpha
  4. Acos\alpha = C
Answer

C.

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Question 8 

Which of the following answer options includes three scalar quantities?

  1. Mass, speed, weight, magnetic field strength
  2. Acceleration, time, temperature, velocity
  3. Electric current, electric field strength, displacement, charge
  4. Gravitational potential energy, amplitude, momentum, power
Answer

D.

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Question 9 

A block of mass m is sliding down a frictionless slope. The angle that the slope makes with the horizontal is \beta

The normal reaction force that acts on the block is R. What is the resultant force on the block?

  1. mgsin\beta
  2. mgcos\beta
  3. Rsin\beta
  4. Rcos\beta
Answer

A.

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Question 10 

Two perpendicular forces of magnitudes 9 N and 12 N act on an object. The magnitude of the resultant force on the object is:

  1. 3 N
  2. 11 N
  3. 15 N
  4. 21 N
Answer

C.

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Paper 2

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