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Measurements: Vectors and Scalars
Learning which measurements require a vector and which a scalar
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Physics
Undergraduate 1
11/14/2010
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Term
Distance or length, how far something has traveled or how long something is.
 Definition
Scalar (don't confuse with displacement)
Term
Displacement, something's positon relative to its starting point.
 Definition
Vector (don't confuse with distance)
Term
Speed
 Definition
scalar (don't confuse with velocity)
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Velocity
 Definition
Vector (don't confuse with speed)
Term
time
 Definition
scalar
Term
acceleration
 Definition
vector
Term
Force
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vector
Term
Mass
 Definition
scalar
Term
Weight
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Vector (weight is the force of gravity)
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Area
 Definition
scalar
Term
Volume
 Definition
Scalar
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