Vector & Scalar

Question 1

What are the vector quantities

Answer 1

Displacement, velocity, acceleration, deceleration, weight and momentum

Question 2

What are the scalar quantities

Answer 2

Distance, speed, mass and inertia

Question 3

What is meant by vector

Answer 3

Something with 2 quantities of measure being size and direction

Question 4

What is meant by scalar

Answer 4

Something with 1 quantity of measure being size

Question 5

Rectilinear motion

Answer 5

Motion along a straight line or path

Question 6

Curvilinear motion

Answer 6

Motion along a curved line or path

Question 7

Linear

Answer 7

Straight

Question 8

Displacement

Answer 8

How far you move compared to your starting point

Question 9

Velocity

Answer 9

How quickly something has moved in a given direction, measured in m/s

Question 10

Acceleration

Answer 10

The rate of change of velocity measured in ms^-2

Question 11

Deceleration

Answer 11

A reduction in acceleration measured in ms^-2

Question 12

Weight

Answer 12

A force exerted on something by the gravitational pull

Question 13

Momentum

Answer 13

Quantity of motion of a moving body measured as a product of its mass and velocity

Question 14

Distance

Answer 14

The sum of all movement

Question 15

Speed

Answer 15

How quickly the body moves measured in m/s

Question 16

Mass

Answer 16

Measure of how much matter is in a object

Question 17

Inertia

Answer 17

Resistance of an object to a change in its state of motion