SCALAR AND VECTOR QUANTITIES

scalar quantity

A _____ _______ is a physical quantity that has magnitude (size or quantity) but no direction. It is described by a single number with its appropriate unit.

vector

A _____ quantity is a physical quantity with both magnitude and direction. Magnitude describes the quantity or the size of the physical quantity, while direction describes how the vector is oriented relative to a reference point.

Magnitude

_________ describes the quantity or the size of the physical quantity

arrows

Vectors are represented by ______

Distance

______ is simply the length or the extent of space between two points

Displacement

___________ is defined as a change in the position of an object