Scalar quantities are described by a number alone, while vector quantities require a number and a direction, and as area cannot have an associated direction, must be scalar.
There is no such thing as scalar and vector forces. However, there are scalar and vector QUANTITIES, and force is a vector quantity, as all forces have direction and magnitude. Scalar quantities, on the other hand, have only magnitude and no direction.
It is scalar. This simply means that - unlike vector quantities - energy is not defined in a particular direction.
they are independent of direction
No,because scalar quantities have no direction. So they cant be negative
Scalar quantities - quantities that only include magnitude Vector quantities - quantities with both magnitude and direction
Scalar quantities are described by a number alone, while vector quantities require a number and a direction, and as area cannot have an associated direction, must be scalar.
it has no direction
There is no such thing as scalar and vector forces. However, there are scalar and vector QUANTITIES, and force is a vector quantity, as all forces have direction and magnitude. Scalar quantities, on the other hand, have only magnitude and no direction.
No. Force and acceleration are vector quantities.
Scalar and vector quantities. Scalar quantities only have magnitude, like the volume of an object. Vectors have both magnitude and direction, like the velocity of an object.
A vector is characterized by having not only a magnitude, but a direction. If a direction is not relevant, the quantity is called a scalar.
It is scalar. This simply means that - unlike vector quantities - energy is not defined in a particular direction.
scalar quantities have magnitude only while vector quantities have both magnitude and direction. e.g.s of scalar quantities- distance, mass, temperature, speed e.g.s of vector quantities-displacement, velocity, acceleration, weight, force
they are independent of direction
Miles per hour and seconds are units of measurement of speed and time respectively, which are scalar quantities.
Scalars are quantities that are fully described by magnitude aloneVectors are quantities that are fully described by both magnitude and a direction.Duration of a flight is simply a magnitude and there is no direction so it is a scalar.