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Physical quantities measured by scientists fall into two categories:
scalars
and
vectors
Scalars
are
physical
quantities that have
magnitude
(size) only, such as
energy
,
temperature
,
mass
,
distance
Vectors
are measurements that have size (
magnitude
) and
direction
, like a displacement of
4
m
North
Speed is a
scalar
quantity where
direction
is not important
Velocity
is a
vector
quantity where
direction
is important
Scalar quantities in Physics include:
mass
,
distance
,
speed
,
rate
of
change
of
speed
,
time
Vector quantities in Physics include:
displacement
,
velocity
,
acceleration
,
force
,
weight
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