The difference between mass and weight is that mass is the amount of matter in a material, weight is a measure of how the force of gravity acts upon that mass
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Explain the difference between a vector and a scalar quantity.
A scalar quantity is defined as the physical quantity that has only magnitude, vector quantity is defined as the physical quantity that has both magnitude as well as direction.
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Describe the difference between displacement and distance.
Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to 'how much ground an object has covered' during its motion. Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to how far out of place an object is; it is the objects overall change in position.
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Describe the difference between velocity and speed.
Speed, being a scalar quantity, is the rate at which an object covers distance. Velocity is a vector quantity, it is the rate at which the position changes.
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Card 2
Front
Explain the difference between a vector and a scalar quantity.
Back
A scalar quantity is defined as the physical quantity that has only magnitude, vector quantity is defined as the physical quantity that has both magnitude as well as direction.
Card 3
Front
Describe the difference between displacement and distance.
Back
Card 4
Front
Describe the difference between velocity and speed.
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