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Scalar
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quantities that are fully described by a magnitude or numerical value alone
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Vectors
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are quantities that are fully described by both magnitude and a direction
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Distance
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is a scalar quantity that 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, 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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is a scalar quantity - how fast an object is moving
-can be thought of as the rate at which an object covers distance |
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Velocity
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is a vector quantity - the rate at which an object changes its position
-velocity is direction aware |
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Instantaneous Speed
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shows speed at a particular instant in time
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Average speed
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is a measure of the distance traveled in a given period of time
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