Question

An example of a scalar is ___ and an example of a vector is ___.

Question options:


velocity; displacement


speed; velocity


velocity; acceleration


distance; speed

Answer 1

An example of scalar quantity is speed and an example of vector quantity is velocity.

A scalar quantity is a physical quantity that only has a magnitude(just a numerical value) but doesn't have any other characteristic like direction.

A vector quantity is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction.