Scalars vs vectors

A quantity that needs both magnitude and direction to be fully described.

• Vector

• Scalar

A quantity described by magnitude and does not need direction

• Vector

• Scalar

75 meters due East

• Scalar

• Vector

50 minutes

• Scalar

• Vector

11cm upward

• Scalar

• Vector

90km/hr

• Scalar

• Vector

82 Newtons to the left

• Scalar

• Vector

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.Vector or scalar?

• Scalar
• Vector

A cat walks 3 meters west toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the total distance the cat has traveled (to the nearest tenth)?

• 3.0m

• 5.0m

• 8.0m

• 5.8m

A cat walks 3 meters toward a laser, then jumps 5 meters due south of the laser when it sees a thing. What is the displacement of the cat (to the nearest tenth)?

• 3.0m

• 5.0m

• 8.0m

• 5.8m