Describe the key difference between a scalar and a vector quantity
A scalar quantity is one that only has magnitude while a vector has magnitude and an associated direction. For example, temperature is a scalar quantity because temperature only has magnitude/ size, there is no direction associated with temperature. In contrast, force is a vector quantity as both the size of the force and the direction of the force are important when measuring it.
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