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Combined Science
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science
Physics
Motion and forces
Vectors and scalars
Edexcel GCSE Combined Science · 1SC0
Vectors and scalars
What you need to know
Explain that a scalar quantity possesses magnitude but lacks a specific direction.
Explain that a vector quantity possesses both magnitude and a specific direction.
Analyze the fundamental differences between vector and scalar quantities.
Categorize physical quantities as vectors or scalars, specifically identifying displacement, distance, velocity, speed, acceleration, force, weight, mass, momentum, and energy.
Understand that velocity is defined as speed in a specified direction.
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