How is vector quantity difference from a scalar quantity?

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Answer:

A scalar quantity is a physical quantity that has magnitude only

A vector quantity has both magnitude and direction in space.

Explanation:

A scalar quantity is a physical quantity that has magnitude or a number only while  a vector quantity has magnitude and direction in space.

Examples of scalar quantity:

1. Length, and Distance

2. Temperature, Time, and Speed  

3. Mass, and Pressure

4. Area, Volume and Perimeter

5. Energy, Work, and Power

Real-life examples of scalar quantity:

1. The hiker is climbing the mountain at 10 meters per hour.

2. My house is 5 kilometers away from the school.

3. The temperature during the rainy day ranges from zero to 27 degrees Celcius.

Examples of vector quantity:

1. Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration

2. Force, Weight, and Torque

3. Impulse, and Momentum

4. Electric field, and Magnetic field

Real-life examples of vector quantity:

1. The hiker is climbing the mountain at 10 meters per hour North

2. Typhoon Yolanda has a wind speed of 315 km/h going East of Visayas

3. The weight of the car is 800 Newton.

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