P8 Forces In Balance Physics Flashcards
1
Q
Displacement
A
The distance in a certain direction
2
Q
Vectors
A
Physical quantities that have direction
E.g acceleration,force,momentum,weight and gravitiational field strength.
3
Q
Scalars
A
Physical quantities that have size but no specific direction.
E.g speed,distance,time,mass,energy and power.
4
Q
Magnitude
A
Size of its quantity
5
Q
A vector quantity
A
Has a magnitude and a direction
6
Q
A scalar quantity
A
Has magnitude only
7
Q
What shows the direction of the vector quantity
A
The direction of the arrow
