Scalars & Vectors (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What do scalar quantities have?
What do scalar quantities have?
Magnitude only
What do vector quantities have?
What do vector quantities have?
Both magnitude and direction
Which of these is a scalar quantity?
Which of these is a scalar quantity?
Temperature
Which of these is a vector quantity?
Which of these is a vector quantity?
Momentum
Which quantity has direction?
Which quantity has direction?
Acceleration
What does the length of an arrow represent when showing a vector?
What does the length of an arrow represent when showing a vector?
The magnitude of the vector
What does the direction of an arrow indicate when representing a vector?
What does the direction of an arrow indicate when representing a vector?
The direction of the vector
What can be said about scalar values?
What can be said about scalar values?
Always positive or zero
Can vector values be negative?
Can vector values be negative?
Yes, depending on direction
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
What is the difference between speed and velocity?
Velocity includes direction
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?
Changes continuously
Is a car accelerating if it moves at constant speed around a roundabout?
Is a car accelerating if it moves at constant speed around a roundabout?
Yes, velocity is changing