Forces & their Interactions (AQA GCSE Physics Combined Science): Quizzes
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What do scalar quantities have?
What do scalar quantities have?
Magnitude only
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
Temperature
What do vector quantities have?
What do vector quantities have?
Both magnitude and direction
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Which of the following is a vector quantity?
Acceleration
When vectors are represented by arrows, what does the length indicate?
When vectors are represented by arrows, what does the length indicate?
The magnitude
When vectors are represented by arrows, what does the arrow direction indicate?
When vectors are represented by arrows, what does the arrow direction indicate?
The direction of the vector
What is true about scalar values?
What is true about scalar values?
Generally non-negative
What is true about vector values?
What is true about vector values?
Can be positive or negative
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Velocity includes direction
A ball thrown at m/s at above horizontal describes what?
A ball thrown at m/s at above horizontal describes what?
Its velocity
A car moves at constant speed around a roundabout. What happens to its velocity?
A car moves at constant speed around a roundabout. What happens to its velocity?
It changes
Why does a car accelerate when moving at constant speed around a roundabout?
Why does a car accelerate when moving at constant speed around a roundabout?
Its velocity is changing