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Which of the following are vectors and which are scalars: Distance, mass, time, weight, volume, density, speed, velocity, acceleration, force, temperature and energy?


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Vector:

  1. These are the quantities that are described by both magnitude and direction.
  2. Examples of vectors are velocity, acceleration, force, etc.

Scalar:

  1. These are the quantities that are described by magnitude only.
  2. Examples of scalar are distance, speed, mass, etc.

The diagram is shown below:

Quantities:

  1. Vectors: Weight, velocity, acceleration, force.
  2. Scalar: Mass, distance, time, volume, density, speed, temperature, energy.

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