PHYSICS

JAMB 2014 - Question 3

Physics 2014 JAMB Past Questions - Question 3: A quantity which requires magnitude and direction to be specified is

Choose the correct answers from the options given.
A quantity which requires magnitude and direction to be specified is
A:
B:
C:
D:
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Correct Answer

B

Explanation

A quantity that requires both magnitude and direction for its specification is called vector quantity. Among the options only displacement is a vector quantity.A quantity that requires both magnitude and direction to be fully specified is called a vector. Vectors are used to represent physical quantities such as displacement, velocity, force, and many other quantities in various fields of science and engineering. Scalars, on the other hand, are quantities that can be fully described by their magnitude alone, without the need for a specified direction. Examples of scalars include time, temperature, mass, and speed.