# A sports coach measures four quantities during an athletics training session. For each quantity listed below, state whether it is a scalar quantity or a vector quantity and give the correct SI unit. The four quantities are: distance, velocity, acceleration, and time.

> Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Physics (4PH1) — 1.1 Units · State · 4 marks

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. Distance is a scalar quantity
2. Velocity is a vector quantity
3. Acceleration is a vector quantity
4. Time is a scalar quantity

## Key terms

- [scalar quantity](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/scalar-quantity)
- [vector quantity](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/vector-quantity)
- [SI unit](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/si-unit)

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