A vector quantity is a physical quantity that has both magnitude and direction. In other words, a vector quantity has both a numerical value that represents its magnitude, as well as a specified direction that indicates the way in which the quantity is acting.
Vector quantities are typically represented graphically using arrow (→), with the length of the arrow indicating the magnitude of the vector, and the direction of the arrow indicating the direction of the vector.
Examples of Vector Quantities
Displacement: Displacement is the vector quantity that represents the distance and direction of an object’s movement from its starting point to its ending point.
Velocity: Velocity is the vector quantity that describes the rate of change of an object’s position with respect to time, including both its speed and direction.
Acceleration: Acceleration is the vector quantity that describes the rate of change of an object’s velocity with respect to time.
Force: Force is a vector quantity that describes the interaction between two objects, including both the strength and direction of the force.
Momentum: Momentum is a vector quantity that represents the product of an object’s mass and velocity, and is used to describe the motion of an object.
Electric Field: Electric field is a vector quantity that describes the direction and magnitude of the force experienced by a charged particle in an electric field.
Magnetic Field: Magnetic field is a vector quantity that describes the direction and magnitude of the force experienced by a charged particle in a magnetic field.
Gravitational Field: Gravitational field is a vector quantity that describes the direction and magnitude of the force experienced by an object in a gravitational field.
Some more examples of vector quantities:
- Displacement
- Velocity
- Acceleration
- Force
- Momentum
- Electric field
- Magnetic field
- Gravitational field
- Electric current
- Electric potential
- Magnetic flux density
- Torque
- Angular momentum
- Electric dipole moment
- Magnetic dipole moment
- Stress
- Strain
- Wind velocity
- Fluid velocity
- Electromotive force.
- Linear momentum
- Angular velocity
- Angular acceleration
- Impulse
- Weight
- Friction
- Gravitational force
- Magnetic force
- Electric displacement
- Heat flux
- Stress tensor
- Strain tensor
- Surface normal
- Area normal
- Moment of inertia
- Center of mass
- Electric current density
- Magnetic field strength
- Gradient
- Curl.