AP Physics 1 practice test
Practice questions for all eight AP Physics 1 units: kinematics, forces, energy, momentum, torque, rotating systems, oscillations and fluids. Use g = 10 m/s² unless a question says otherwise.
Question 1 of 24
A car starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m/s² for 5 s. What is its final speed?
Question 2 of 24
A ball is thrown straight up. At its highest point, which is true (ignore air resistance)?
Question 3 of 24
A ball rolls off a horizontal table. Ignoring air resistance, what happens to its horizontal velocity as it falls?
Question 4 of 24
A net force of 10 N acts on a 2 kg object. What is its acceleration?
Question 5 of 24
A box slides across the floor at constant velocity. What is the net force on it?
Question 6 of 24
A person pushes on a wall with 50 N. What force does the wall exert on the person?
Question 7 of 24
A block has a normal force of 20 N and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.3. What is the kinetic friction force?
Question 8 of 24
A 10 N force pushes a box 3 m in the direction of the force. How much work does it do?
Question 9 of 24
A 2 kg ball is dropped from 5 m. Ignoring air resistance, how fast is it moving just before it hits the ground?
Question 10 of 24
A motor does 600 J of work in 3 s. What is its power?
Question 11 of 24
What is the momentum of a 3 kg object moving at 4 m/s?
Question 12 of 24
What does the impulse on an object equal?
Question 13 of 24
A 2 kg cart moving at 3 m/s hits a 1 kg cart at rest, and they stick together. What is their speed afterward?
Question 14 of 24
A 20 N force is applied perpendicular to a wrench, 0.5 m from the bolt. What torque does it produce?
Question 15 of 24
Which condition is required for an object to be in rotational equilibrium?
Question 16 of 24
Two wheels have the same mass and radius. Wheel A has its mass near the rim; wheel B has its mass near the axle. Which has the greater rotational inertia?
Question 17 of 24
A spinning figure skater pulls her arms in. What happens to her angular velocity?
Question 18 of 24
A ball rolls without slipping down a ramp. Its kinetic energy at the bottom is
Question 19 of 24
The mass on a spring is made four times larger. What happens to the period of oscillation?
Question 20 of 24
For a simple pendulum with small swings, how does the period depend on the mass of the bob?
Question 21 of 24
Where is the speed of an object in simple harmonic motion greatest?
Question 22 of 24
How does the pressure in a still liquid change as you go deeper?
Question 23 of 24
According to Archimedes' principle, the buoyant force on a submerged object equals
Question 24 of 24
Water flows through a pipe that narrows to half its cross-sectional area. What happens to the water's speed?
AP Physics 1 key terms
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| Kinematic equation (velocity) | v = v₀ + at |
| Kinematic equation (position) | x = x₀ + v₀t + ½at² |
| Newton's second law | F_net = ma |
| Newton's third law | Forces between two objects are equal in size, opposite in direction, and act on different objects. |
| Work | W = Fd cos θ |
| Kinetic and gravitational potential energy | K = ½mv²; U_g = mgh |
| Momentum and impulse | p = mv; impulse J = FΔt = Δp |
| Torque | τ = rF sin θ |
| Angular momentum | L = Iω; conserved when net external torque is zero. |
| Period of a mass-spring system | T = 2π√(m/k) |
| Period of a pendulum | T = 2π√(L/g) |
| Buoyant force | F_b = ρ_fluid V_displaced g |
| Continuity equation | A₁v₁ = A₂v₂ |
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Kinematic equation (velocity)v = v₀ + at
Kinematic equation (position)x = x₀ + v₀t + ½at²
Newton's second lawF_net = ma
Newton's third lawForces between two objects are equal in size, opposite in direction, and act on different objects.
WorkW = Fd cos θ
Kinetic and gravitational potential energyK = ½mv²; U_g = mgh
Momentum and impulsep = mv; impulse J = FΔt = Δp
Torqueτ = rF sin θ
Angular momentumL = Iω; conserved when net external torque is zero.
Period of a mass-spring systemT = 2π√(m/k)
Period of a pendulumT = 2π√(L/g)
Buoyant forceF_b = ρ_fluid V_displaced g
Continuity equationA₁v₁ = A₂v₂
About the AP Physics 1 exam
- Section I: 42 multiple-choice questions in 85 minutes, 50% of the score.
- Section II: 4 free-response questions in 95 minutes, 50% of the score.
- Fluids became part of AP Physics 1 with the course revision that started in fall 2024.
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