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Scalar quantities
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Numbers only Ex: distance (meters) and speed (mph)
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Vector quantities
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Numbers with a direction ex: displacement (3 meters up)band velocity (20 mph west)
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Distance
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Is a scalar quantity which refers to how much ground an object has covered during its motion
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Displacement
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is a vector quantity which refers to how far out of place an object is; it is the objects overall change in position
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Speed
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A scalar quantity which refers to how fast an object is moving (the rate at which an object covers a distance
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Velocity
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Vector quantity which refers to the rate at which an object changes its position
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Average speed
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Distance/time
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Average velocity
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Position/time= displac,emt
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Units for speed and velocity
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M/s, k/h, mi/min, mi/hr
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True
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Speed is a scalar quantity
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False
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Distance is a vector quality
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False
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Velocity is a scalar quantity
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False
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Time is a vector quality
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True
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Displacement is a vector quantity
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