Scalars and Vectors

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Define Scalar quantity
Scalar quantity only has a magnitude (size)
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Define Vector quantity
Vector quantity has both a magnitude and direction
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What are some examples of scalar quantity?
Time, Energy, Mass, Density, Speed, Power, Volume
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What are some examples of vector quantity?
Displacement, Work done, Force, Friction, Velocity, Acceleration, Weight
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What is resultant force?
It is when two or more forces acting on an object and this can be found by adding the two forces up (pythagoras)
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Define Vector quantity

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Vector quantity has both a magnitude and direction

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What are some examples of scalar quantity?

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What are some examples of vector quantity?

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What is resultant force?

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