1.2 Scalar & vector quantities

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What is a scalar quantity?

A quantity that has magnitude (size) only.

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What is a vector quantity?

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction.

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Give three examples of scalar quantities

Distance, speed, time.

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Give three examples of vector quantities

Displacement, velocity, force.

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Why is velocity a vector quantity?

It has both magnitude (speed) and direction.

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Which of the following quantities are vectors: speed, displacement, acceleration, distance?

Displacement and acceleration are vectors.