SCALARS & VECTORS

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What is a scalar quantity?
quantity with only magnitude
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What is a vector quantity?
quantity with both magnitude and direction
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Examples of scalars
distance // speed // mass // energy // temperature // p.d. // density// area
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Examples of vectors
displacement // velocity // acceleration // force // momentum // electric filed strength // magnetic field strength
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Distance
scalar
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Speed
scalar
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mass
scalar
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energy
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temperature
scalar
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potential difference
scalar
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density
scalar
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area
scalar
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displacement
vector
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acceleration
vector
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force
vector
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momentum
vector
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electric field strength
vector
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magnetic field strength
vector
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What is a vector quantity?

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quantity with both magnitude and direction

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Examples of scalars

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Examples of vectors

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Card 5

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Distance

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