Using Scalar and Vector Quantities

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How fast a car travels when it reaches top speed

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How a car traveled through a 4-way stop

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

The temperature change from noon to 6 pm

• scalar

• vector

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Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Reading the digital balance in a lab

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Reading the scale at the doctor's office

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

How much faster a car travels after speeding up for 10 seconds

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Describing how fast and in which direction a deer is running

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

The setting on the oven used for baking cookies

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Communicating only numerical information

• scalar

• vector

Which would be used for the situation, scalar or vector:

Communicating magnitude and direction

• scalar

• vector