Magnitude means size. Direction means which way something is going. We use these ideas when talking about vectors like force and velocity. Velocity is speed in a particular direction. If 2 objects are travelling at a speed of 5 miles per hour, but one is going north and the other is going east, then they have different velocities.
A vector is described by magnitude and direction (a scalar has only magnitude).
A force is a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction.
Vector quantities indicate direction and magnitude. These quantities have both a magnitude (size) and a direction associated with them, such as velocity and force. Scalars, on the other hand, only have magnitude.
In order to have a vector quantity, one needs to have some sort of magnitude and a direction. An example of this is velocity. Velocity is a speed in a certain direction, so velocity is a vector, but speed is not. These words are commonly misused in society, and used interchageably with one another.
Vector quantities have both magnitude and direction. Examples include force, velocity, and acceleration. These quantities are represented by arrows where the length of the arrow represents the magnitude and the direction of the arrow represents the direction.
A vector is described by magnitude and direction (a scalar has only magnitude).
Magnitude and Direction :) -hayley
A magnitude, direction and sense of direction. it has an equal and opposite force too. eather way it also has a magnitude, direction and sense of direction.
Speed (which is a magnitude), and the direction.Speed (which is a magnitude), and the direction.Speed (which is a magnitude), and the direction.Speed (which is a magnitude), and the direction.
A force is a vector quantity because it has both magnitude and direction.
Vector quantities indicate direction and magnitude. These quantities have both a magnitude (size) and a direction associated with them, such as velocity and force. Scalars, on the other hand, only have magnitude.
because it has a magnitude but no direction, whereas vector quantities have a magnitude and a direction.
Vectors and Scolars Vectors: have an magnitude and a direction Scolars: have an magnitude but have no direction
because it has a magnitude but no direction, whereas vector quantities have a magnitude and a direction.
No, speed is a scalar quantity that only has magnitude and no direction. It is the rate at which an object covers distance. Velocity, on the other hand, is a vector quantity that includes both magnitude and direction.
In order to have a vector quantity, one needs to have some sort of magnitude and a direction. An example of this is velocity. Velocity is a speed in a certain direction, so velocity is a vector, but speed is not. These words are commonly misused in society, and used interchageably with one another.
There is no such thing as the direction or magnitude of an object. The direction and magnitude of its speed, acceleration, or momemtum, or of the forces on it, are represented by vectors.