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  • Understanding Direction, Acceleration, Weight, and Mass: Which Has None?
    The answer is mass. Here's why:

    * Force: A push or pull that can cause a change in motion. It has both magnitude and direction.

    * Acceleration: The rate of change of velocity. It has both magnitude and direction.

    * Weight: The force of gravity acting on an object. It has both magnitude and direction (downwards).

    * Mass: A fundamental property of matter that represents its resistance to changes in motion (inertia). It only has magnitude.

    In summary: Mass is a scalar quantity, meaning it only has magnitude (amount). The other terms are vector quantities, meaning they have both magnitude and direction.

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