# A student lists four physical quantities and claims each one is a vector quantity. The quantities listed are: distance, velocity, speed, and force. Explain which two quantities in the student's list are incorrectly classified as vectors, and state what type of quantity each of them actually is.

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

## Mark scheme (4 marks)

1. Distance is incorrectly classified as a vector
2. Distance is a scalar quantity
3. Speed is incorrectly classified as a vector
4. Speed is a scalar quantity

## Key terms

- [vector quantity](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/vector-quantity)
- [distance](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/distance)
- [speed](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/speed)
- [velocity](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/velocity)
- [force](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/glossary/force)

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