wiki Word: Scalar

Definition: Scalar is a quantity that has a magnitude, but it has no direction.

 Scalar:                                                                                            

Examples:                                                                                          

Speed: The rate at which an object travels or the rate of change        in position.                                                                                        

Time: The units of time are minutes, hours, days etc., and it has       nothing to do with direction.                                                             

Volume: The amount of mass that can be held inside of  an               object.                                                                                              

                                                                                                         Anything can  be a scalar quantity,for instince the weight of an object or the  quantity of an object.                  

 These are images that show a scalar quantity.

The car's speed is 90 miles per hour.      

 When we worked on our air rocket bottles we measured in a scalr quantity. We measured for how long it stayed in the air. We didn't record what direction the bottle went, but how long it stayed in the air. We used mainly scalar quantities in our labs.

My sources for scalar's definition and examples were...

http://.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Ascalar

http://.www.tpub.com/content/doe/hdbk1010/css/hdbk1010_45.htm

http://pimsleur.english-test.net/definitions/definition-of-speed-frighten-disappear-exexpert-surrender-day-dog-wide-version-flow.html

I got my picture from...

http://images.google.com/images?q=a+car+speeding&ndsp=21&um=1&hl=en&start=105&sa=N