Scalar vs Vector Quantities

30 m/sec, East. Scalar or Vector

• Scalar
• Vector
• Neither

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

• Scalar
• Vector

What is magnitude?

• The direction that describes a quantity.
• A numerical value
• A unit of force

Which of the following is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction?

• Vector

• Scalar

• Frame of reference

• Resultant

DISPLACEMENT

• Scalar

• Vector

A scalar is a magnitude _____.

• With direction.
• Without direction.

DISTANCE

• Scalar

• Vector

Vector or Scalar?

Wind blowing at 20 mph.

• Scalar
• Vector

Vector or Scalar?

A deer running 15 meters per second due west.

• Scalar
• Vector

Distance and direction of an object's change in position from a starting point

• displacement
• distance
• motion
• reference point