scalar and vector quantities Flashcards

1
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what quantity is speed?

A

scalar

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2
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what quantity is size?

A

scalar and vector

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3
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what quantity is direction?

A

vector

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4
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what quantity is temperature?

A

scalar

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5
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what quantity is velocity?

A

vector

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6
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what do vectors tell us?

A

size and direction

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7
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what is magnitude?

A

size

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8
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what do scalars tell us?

A

size

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9
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what quantity is distance?

A

scalar

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10
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what is velocity?

A

speed with a direction

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11
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if an object is moved in a direction by a force, what is that force described as?

A

a vector or moving with a constant velocity

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12
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what quantity is acceleration?

A

vector

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13
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what do we say when we have travelled from point1 to point2 and we are no longer at point1?

A

displacement

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14
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if we have travelled a distance of 6 meters we could end up anywhere on the circumference of a circle, why?

A

distance does not give us the direction as it is a scalar quantity

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15
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what quantity is mass?

A

scalar

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16
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what quantity is energy?

A

scalar