Terms & Definitions - Module 5
Match the following definitions (or descriptions) to the terms listed below them.
- A quantity such as mass or speed that has magnitude but no direction.
- Vector
- Vector quantity
- Scalar quantity
- Resultant
- A quantity such as weight or velocity that has magnitude as well as direction.
- Vector
- Vector quantity
- Scalar quantity
- Resultant
- An arrow drawn to represent a vector quanitity. The length of the arrow is proportional to the magnitude of the vector quantity.
- Vector
- Vector quantity
- Scalar quantity
- Resultant
- The resulting vector when two or more vectors are added.
- Vector
- Vector quantity
- Scalar quantity
- Resultant
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