CAIE IGCSE Physics 1.1.4 A Scalar Quantity Has Magnitude Size Questions
Learn to classify physical quantities by checking whether they have magnitude alone or magnitude together with direction.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- state that a scalar has magnitude only whereas a vector has both magnitude and direction
- classify common quantities such as speed, mass and energy against velocity, force and momentum
- justify a scalar or vector classification using the presence or absence of direction
