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What is a scalar quantity? Provide an example.
Think about quantities that do not involve direction.
Is temperature a scalar or vector quantity? Why?
Remember how temperature is measured.
Which of the following is an example of a scalar?
Think of quantities with no direction.
True or False: Velocity includes both magnitude and direction.
Remember the definition of velocity.
A boat sails 10 km north and 24 km east. Calculate the resultant displacement vector, providing both magnitude and direction.
Remember to visualize the situation through a triangle and use your knowledge of angles!
If the temperature changes from 20 °C to -10 °C, what is the change in temperature, represented as a scalar?
Think about the temperature scale and how you subtract values.
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