AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 6.5.1.1, 6.5.4.1.1, 6.5.4.1.2 · Paper 6
A measurable quantity that has magnitude only, with no associated direction.
Revise: Scalar and Vector QuantitiesA scalar quantity has magnitude only. Mass is a scalar: saying that an object has a mass of 3 kg describes its mass completely. There is no direction to add.
- Revise: Distance and Displacement
A quantity described by its magnitude alone, without a direction.
- Revise: Speed