A-LEVEL Physics: 4.1.1 & 4.1.2 & 4.1.3: Scalars & Vectors (Seneca)

Question 1

What are ‘Scalar Quantities’?

Answer 1

Scalar Quantities are Quantities with Only Magnitude.

Question 2

What are ‘Vector Quantities’?

Answer 2

Vector Quantities are Quantities with both Direction & Magnitude.

Question 3

What Type of Quantity is Mass?

Answer 3

Scalar.

Question 4

What is ‘Mass’?

Answer 4

Mass is a Scalar Quantity that Describes how Much of Something there is.

Question 5

Why is Mass a Scalar Quantity?

Answer 5

Because Mass has No Direction, Only Magnitude.

Question 6

What Type of Quantity is Distance?

Answer 6

Scalar.

Question 7

What is ‘Distance’?

Answer 7

Distance is a Scalar Quantity that Describes how Far Something has Travelled.

Question 8

What Type of Quantity is Displacement?

Answer 8

Displacement is a Vector.

Question 9

What is ‘Displacement’?

Answer 9

Displacement is a Vector Quantity that Describes how Far Something has Travelled in a Certain Direction.

Question 10

What Type of Quantity is Speed?

Answer 10

Scalar.

Question 11

What is ‘Speed’?

Answer 11

Speed is a Scalar Quantity that Describes how Fast Something is Travelling.

Question 12

What Type of Quantity is Velocity?

Answer 12

Vector.

Question 13

What is ‘Velocity’?

Answer 13

Velocity is a Vector Quantity that Describes how Fast Something is Going, & in what Direction.

Question 14

What Type of Quantity is Force?

Answer 14

Vector.

Question 15

What Type of Quantity is Acceleration?

Answer 15

Vector.

Question 16

We can Add Vectors Together by…

Answer 16

Drawing the Vector Arrows Head to Tail.

Question 17

How can we Measure the Resultant Force of something?

Answer 17

By Accurately Drawing the Vector Arrows of all Forces Head to Tail.