Vector & Scalar Quantities (Edexcel GCSE Physics): Flashcards
📚Flashcards
Practise the cards
11 cards from this deck
ShowHide
Practise the cards
11 cards from this deck
Scalar quantities
Scalar quantities
Have magnitude only
Vector quantities
Vector quantities
Have magnitude and direction
Speed (scalar or vector?)
Speed (scalar or vector?)
Scalar
What velocity tells us
What velocity tells us
Speed and direction of travel
6 main vectors (AQA)
6 main vectors (AQA)
Weight, force, momentum, acceleration, displacement, velocity
Arrows in vector diagrams show
Arrows in vector diagrams show
Magnitude and direction of vectors
Arrow length represents
Arrow length represents
Size/magnitude of vector
Arrow direction represents
Arrow direction represents
Direction of vector
4cm on scale where 1cm = 5m
4cm on scale where 1cm = 5m
20m
Same magnitude, opposite directions?
Same magnitude, opposite directions?
Possible for vectors
Key diff: scalar vs vector
Key diff: scalar vs vector
Vectors have direction, scalars don't