Vector and Scalar Quantities

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What is a Vector Quantity?

A physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction

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What is a Scalar Quantity?

A physical quantity that has only magnitude

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What are examples of Vector Quantities?

force, velocity, displacement, acceleration, momentum

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What are examples of Scalar quantities?

speed, distance, mass, temperature, time

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How do you represent a Vector Quantity?

using an arrow in the direction of the vector and of length in proportion to its magnitude