QUESTION IMAGE
Question
- a physics student measures or calculates the quantities shown in the table below. some of those quantities have an x marked next to them.
time x
distance x
velocity
acceleration
what is the difference between the quantities marked with an x and those that are not marked with an x?
enter the correct answer in the box.
each quantity with an x marked next to it is considered a, the rest are vectors.
Brief Explanations
In physics, quantities are classified as scalars or vectors. Scalars have only magnitude, like time and distance. Vectors have both magnitude and direction, such as velocity and acceleration. Since time and distance (marked with X) have only magnitude, they are scalars.
Snap & solve any problem in the app
Get step-by-step solutions on Sovi AI
Photo-based solutions with guided steps
Explore more problems and detailed explanations
scalar