Topic 2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a scalar quantity?
A
Quantity with size/magnitude but not direction
2
Q
Vector quantity
A
Quantity that has size and direction
3
Q
What is vector resolution?
A
The process of splitting a vector into two perpendicular components.
4
Q
What is a resultant vector
A
The sum of two or more individual vectors
5
Q
How is the resultant found in a vector diagram when adding several vectors together?
A
Join the vectors tip to tail and the resultant is from the tail of the first to the tip of the last vector.
