6.5.1.1 scalar and vector quantities

Question 1

What is a scalar quantity

Answer 1

a scalar quantity is an amount or size of a thing with just magnitude, there is no direction.

Question 2

What is a vector quantity

Answer 2

a vector quantity is an amount or size of a thing with both magnitude and associated direction

Question 3

Name some examples of scalar quantities

Answer 3

-temperature
-mass
-energy
-distance
-speed
-density

Question 4

Name some examples of vector quantities

Answer 4

-displacement
-acceleration
-force
-velocity
-momentum

Question 5

What is a vector quantity represented as?

Answer 5

an arrow, the length of the arrow represents the magnitude, and the direction of the arrow is the direction of the vector quantity.

Question 6

What is displacement?

Answer 6

How far travelled, direction

Question 7

What is distance

Answer 7

How long or far travelled

Question 8

How to work out average speed?

Answer 8

Total distance travelled / total time taken

Question 9

How to work out average velocity?

Answer 9

Final displacement / total time taken