Scalar and Vector Quantities Quiz

What are vector quantities and why is specifying the direction important?

Can you describe these lily pads?

Can you measure their diameters? How will you report their diameters?

Can you measure the forces they exert on the water? How will you report these forces?

How do scalar quantities differ from vector quantities?

What is the temperature of a boiling water?

What is the total mass when you carry an apple and an orange?

• 136 grams

• 262 grams

• 398 grams

What are other examples of a vector quantity?

How do we represent vector quantities?

Illustrate the displacement of an insect that crawled 3 cm to the west.