2007-02-17 02:49:28 · 9 answers · asked by Robert O 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Acceleration is a vector quantity.
The difference between scalar and vector is that scalar quantities are descriptive of magnitude whereas vectors have a direction associated with them. Mass is a scalar value since it quantifies the amount of something. Weight (i.e. force experienced by mass in a gravitational field or during acceleration) is vector.
Since acceleration is directional, it is vector.
2007-02-17 03:07:10 · answer #1 · answered by davidbgreensmith 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely it is a VECTOR quantity..because it is having both magnitude and direction.
The magnitude of acceleration can be measured using appropriate formulae..
coming to the direction it possess the direction same as that of velocity...
Hence i think i am justified approving that acceleration is a vector quantity..
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2007-02-17 03:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by klnvsk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a vector quantity. Anything that has both a magnitude and a direction is always a vector.
2007-02-17 02:52:12 · answer #3 · answered by larkinfan11 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a vector -- it always has both magnitude and direction. The acceleratio due to the Earth's gravity is always towards the center of the planet.
2007-02-17 02:54:21 · answer #4 · answered by Grizzly B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
definitely a vector quantity.
2007-02-17 02:59:32 · answer #5 · answered by Aimi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accelaration is definately Vector.
2007-02-17 04:08:44 · answer #6 · answered by Ashwin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vector
2007-02-17 02:52:24 · answer #7 · answered by 1,1,2,3,3,4, 5,5,6,6,6, 8,8,8,10 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
vector
2007-02-17 02:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by piyush 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither - it's physics.
2007-02-17 02:52:50 · answer #9 · answered by Jason 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋