1.

3
Understanding
Scalar and Vector
quantities
Hello, please come
and meet me now. I
am 200 m at the east
from you.
Can you locate your friend ?
What additional information do
you need to locate her ?
direction
Quantities that have magnitude but
no direction scalar quantities.

Quantities that have both magnitude
and direction vector quantities.

Distance between A and B is 200 m
Displacement B is 200m to the east of A.
A
B
scala
r
vecto
r
Activitiy 1.3 pg 10
Oral exercise
Common examples
Scalar quantities Vector quantities
Length Volume
Area Speed
Distance Energy
Work Density
Temperature
Time

Displacement
Velocity
Force
Acceleration
Momentum