Scalars & Vectors (College Board AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based): Exam Questions

The magnitude of vector is 20. Which of the following could be components of vector ?

is a vector quantity. Which of the following statements could be true?

The equation above is a kinematic equation.

Which of the following equations is the above equation correctly derived from?

Vector has a direction of south, and vector has a direction of west.

Which of the following expressions correctly describes the magnitude and direction of the vector ?

A car travels 100 m east and then 60 m west.
Which of the following gives the car’s displacement from its initial starting position?

Two vectors, and , are represented graphically, with placed tip-to-tail with . The resultant vector is drawn from the tail of to the tip of .

Which of the following best describes the vector ?

Two forces, each of 10 N, act at a point P as shown in the diagram. The angle between the force vectors is 120° .

What is the magnitude of the resultant force?

A kayaker rows at from the north bank to the south bank of a river wide flowing east at . The kayaker maintains a constant heading directly south.

Which of the following is most nearly the displacement the kayaker travels downstream between leaving the north and arriving at the south bank?