Practise distinguishing scalar quantities from vectors, identifying magnitude and direction, and classifying common physical quantities in Cambridge IGCSE Physics problems.
Fig. 2.1 shows a motorcyclist accelerating along a straight horizontal section of track.
Fig. 2.1
The motorcyclist and motorcycle have a combined mass of 240 kg .
At the end of the straight section, the track remains horizontal but bends to the right, as shown in Fig. 2.1.
When the motorcyclist reaches the bend, she travels around the bend in a circular path at a constant speed.
Velocity is a vector quantity.
State how a vector quantity differs from a scalar quantity.