Question detail

Which of the following quantities is NOT a vector?

Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.

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MCQ

Type

practice

Style

Topic

Forces and their interactions

Question

Mass

Mass is a scalar quantity as it only has magnitude and no direction, unlike force, velocity, and displacement which are vector quantities.

Forces as Scalars

Students often treat force as a scalar quantity, ignoring its direction.

Emphasize that force has both magnitude and direction, and must be represented as a vector.

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