Differentiate between the following:
(i) Speed and velocity
(ii) Distance and displacement
on basis of scalar and vector quantities. [2 MARKS]

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Part 2 : 1 Mark

Velocity and displacement are vector quantities beacuse to describe them we need both the magnitude and the direction.

Whereas, speed and distance are scalar quantities as they only have magnitude.

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