What is a vector quantity?

A quantity with both magnitude and direction

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Physics Revision

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1If a person traveled a total distance of 12km over the course of 6 hours, what would the units be for their average speed over the whole journey?
1. Akm/hr
2. Bspeed
2The dimension for time is [T]
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
3The dimension for velocity is [M][L]/[T]
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
4What is a vector quantity?
1. AA quantity with both magnitude and direction
2. Bonly a magnitude
3. COnly a direction
5A scalar quantity is specified completely by numbers
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
6Name 3 scalar quantities
1. ATime, mass, temperature
2. BTime, velocity, displacement
3. Cdistance, mass, force
7The SI unit for length is the centimeter (cm)
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
8The SI unit for time is the second
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
9The SI unit for mass is grams (g)
1. ARichtig
2. BFalsch
10How many significant figures does the number 0.000000075 have?
1. A9
2. B2
3. C0