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Scalar quantities only have a magnitude and do not have a .


Vector quantities have both a and a direction.

direction
magnitude

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Which of the following are examples of scalar quantities?

(Select all that apply)

Speed

Force

Velocity

Displacement

Temperature

Distance

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Which of the following are examples of vector quantities?

(Select all that apply)

Velocity

Displacement

Mass

Weight

Distance

Time

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Diagram of a car with an arrow labelled 25 km east representing a vector quantity.

In the diagram above, what does the labelled arrow represent?

Displacement, which is a scalar quantity

Distance, which is a scalar quantity

Displacement, which is a vector quantity

Distance, which is a vector quantity

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A 20 m displacement North is the same as:

20 m displacement East

-20 m displacement North

-20 m displacement East

-20 m displacement South

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A women walks 500 m from her home to the shop. She then walks 200 m to the park and finally 400 m back to her home. What is the overall distance and displacement of her journey? 


Distance = m


Displacement = m

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Illustration of a man cycling downhill at high speed.

A man cycles 12 km south east. 


What does the 12 km represent? 

Magnitude

Direction

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What does the south-east represent?

Magnitude

Direction

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Is power a vector or a scalar quantity? Explain your answer. 

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Vector arrow illustration showing direction and length.

Look at the vector arrow above. 


What does the way the arrow is pointing represent? 

Magnitude

Direction

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What does the length of the arrow represent?

Magnitude

Direction

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