Chapter 1.2 Scalar And Vector Quantities

Question 1

A quantity that possesses a magnitude only such as mass, volume, length and time

Answer 1

Scalar

Question 2

A quantity that has both magnitude and direction

Answer 2

Vector

Question 3

Parallelogram Law

Answer 3

It states that two forces on a body can be replaced by a single force called resultant by drawing the diagonal of the parallelogram with sides equivalent to the two forces

Question 4

Triangle Law

Answer 4

Vector B is added to A by connecting the head of A to the tail of B. The resultant R extends from tail of A to head of B