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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.
scalar

Distance between A and B is 200 m


Displacement B is 200m to the east of A.
vecto

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

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