Flashcards
Basics on scalars and vectors
Cards in this deck (6)
- 1What is a scalar?A quantity with only magnitude (size)
- 2What is a vector?A quantity with both magnitude and direction
- 3What do the size and direction of a vector's arrow represent?Size = Magnitude of vector
Direction = Direction of vector - 4How should adjacent vectors be aligned?Nose to tail
- 5Which angle do we use in a right angled triangle "situation" for direction?Smallest to horizontal or vertical
- 6What theorem do we use to resolve (splitting into 2 components) vectors?Pythagoras