This document defines and compares scalars and vectors. It explains that a scalar is a physical quantity that only has magnitude, while a vector is a quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Examples provided are distance as a scalar and displacement as a vector. The document encourages readers to try differentiating between distance and displacement using a diagram of a skier's path over three minutes.

1. SCALAR
VS
VECTOR

2. WHAT IS SCALAR?

3. WHAT IS SCALAR?

4. WHAT IS SCALAR?

5. WHAT IS SCALAR?

6. A scalar is a physical
quantity that has only a
magnitude
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Scalar
quantity

7. WHAT IS VECTOR?

8. WHAT IS VECTOR?

9. A physical quantity that
has BOTH A MAGNITUDE AND
DIRECTION
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VECTOr
quantity

10. TRY IT!

11. Distance
Vs
displacement

12. distance
Distance is a scalar quantity that refers to "how
much ground an object has covered" during its
motion.

13. displacement
Displacement is a vector quantity that refers to
"how far out of place an object is"; it is the
object's overall change in position.

14. TRY IT!

15. Get ¼ sheet of paper
1. Use the diagram to determine the resulting displacement and
the distance traveled by the skier during these three minutes.
Then click the button to see the answer.

16. TRY IT!

17. TRY IT!

19. USE THIS PRESENTATION AS A
GOOGLE SLIDE TEMPLATE IN 3 STEPS
01 02 03

20. HELLO
THERE!

21. WRITE YOUR
TOPIC OR IDEA

22. "WRITE AN ORIGINAL STATEMENT
OR INSPIRING QUOTE"