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The following practice set is meant to simulate the AP Physics 1 MCQ portion. There are 50
questions, meant to be completed in 90 minutes. The question percentage roughly
corresponds to the APP1 topic distribution.
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Questions 1 and 2 have to do with the motion of a particle moving only along the x-axis. The
following graph shows the particle’s velocity along the x axis.

1. At t = 0 s, the particle is located at x = 0 m. At what time does the particle reach its
maximum displacement?

a. 0 s

b. 5 s

c. 8 s

d. 16 s

2. Which of the following best describes the particle’s average acceleration from 8 to 16
seconds?

a. 32 m/s2

b. 1 m/s2

c. 0 m/s2

d. -1 m/s2
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3. An object is thrown upwards on Earth with speed v; it is observed to reach a maximum
height of h. What maximum height would the object reach on a planet with acceleration
of magnitude g/2?

a. ¼ h

b. ½ h

c. 2 h

d. 4 h

4. The picture above shows the trajectory of a projectile launched at an angle above the
horizontal. Points along the trajectory of the projectile are labeled. At which point(s) is
the projectile’s velocity zero?

a. B only.

b. C only.

c. A and C only.

d. None of the above.

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5. A rock is dropped from a height h and strikes the ground after falling for a time t. How
long will it take for the same rock to strike the ground after falling from a height of 2h?

a.

b.

c.

d.

6. A car begins moving from rest with a constant acceleration of 4 m/s2. How far has it
travelled when it has reached a speed of 28 m/s?

a. 7 m

b. 28 m

c. 98 m

d. 196 m

7. A ball is rolled horizontally with speed v off a table of height h. Which of the following is
necessary to know in order to calculate the time for the ball to strike the ground?

a. Only v

b. Only h

c. Both v and h

d. Neither v nor h.
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Questions 8 and 9 refer to the following diagram of an Atwood machine with three hanging
masses. You may assume that the ropes are massless and the pulley is frictionless.

8. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the mass on the left?

a.

b.

c.

d.

9. Which of the following best compares the magnitudes of tensions T1, T2, and T3?

a. T1 = T2 = T3

b. T1 < T2 <T3

c. (T1 = T2) < T3

d. T3 < (T1 = T2)

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Questions 10 and 11 apply to the two blocks below.

A force of F is applied to the top block so that both blocks slide together. The coefficient of
static friction between the blocks is μs = 0.4, but the tabletop is frictionless. Assume g = 10
m/s2.

10. Which of the following best represents a free body diagram for the 5 kg block?

a. b.

d.
c.
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(continued from previous diagram)

11. What is the largest force F that still permits the blocks to slide together?

a. 0 N

b. 12 N

c. 32 N

d. 80 N

12. A 5 kg mass is initially moving to the right at a velocity of +1 m/s. A constant net force
of 15 N is applied to the mass, as shown above. What is the velocity of the mass after 2
seconds?

a. +7 m/s

b. +6 m/s

c. -5 m/s

d. -6 m/s
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13. A ping pong ball is falling downward, when it strikes a ping pong paddle. After the
collision, the ping pong ball rebounds upwards at its original velocity. During the
collision, which of the following best describes the magnitude of the force applied by
the paddle to the ball , Fpad?

a. Fpad is greater in magnitude than the force applied by the ball to the paddle.

b. Fpad is equal in magnitude to the force applied by the ball to the paddle.

c. Fpad is less in magnitude than the force applied by the ball to the paddle.

d. It is not possible to compare Fpad without additional information.

14. A block is pushed into a table at an angle 𝜃, as shown below.

What is the magnitude of the upward force on the block from the table?

a. 20 N

b. 50 N

c. 80 N

d. 101 N
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15. A 3 kg ball is thrown upward with speed 14 m/s. How fast is the ball going after it has
risen 8 m?

a. 0 m/s

b. 6 m/s

c. 10 m/s

d. 13 m/s

16. A projectile is launched horizontally from a cliff with an initial speed and strikes the
ground with a speed V. With what speed would the projectile strike the ground if the
projectile is launched from the cliff with the same initial speed, but at a 45 degree angle
upward?

a.

b.

c.

d. It is not possible to determine this from the information presented.

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17. A 1 kg box slides down a ramp of angle 30°, as shown above. The length of the ramp is
2 m. If the box is travelling at 2 m/s at the bottom of the ramp, what is the work done on
the box by friction?

a. -10 J

b. - 8 J

c. - 2 J

d. 0 J

18. A block of 5 kg slides on a frictionless surface towards a spring at a speed of 4 m/s.

What is the spring constant of the spring if it compresses by 50 cm?

a. 0.032 N / m

b. 4 N / m

c. 80 N / m

d. 320 N / m
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19. A 2 kg object receives a force as shown in the graph below. What is the magnitude of
the change in velocity of the object over this time interval?

a. 4 m/s

b. 9 m/s

c. 18 m/s

d. 36 m/s

20. A cannon on a frictionless surface fires a cannonball from it. Which of the following is
true at the moment the cannonball leaves the cannon?

a. The cannon and the cannonball have equal amounts of kinetic energy.

b. The cannon has more kinetic energy than the cannonball.

c. The cannon and cannonball have momentums of equal magnitude.

d. The total mechanical energy of the cannon-cannonball system is 0.

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21. A block of mass m lies at the top of a ramp of radius r, as shown above. A second
block, also of mass m, lies at the bottom of the ramp. The first block is released, slides
down the ramp, and collides and sticks to the second block. Assume all surfaces are
frictionless. With what speed do the two blocks move off together?

a.

b.

c.

d.
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Questions 22 and 23 deal with the following situation.

A vinyl record is turning with a constant angular velocity of 3.5 rad/s.

22. An ant is asleep on the record, 0.1 m from the center. What is the magnitude of the
acceleration on the ant?

a. 0 m/s2

b. 1.2 m/s2

c. 9.8 m/s2

d. 120 m/s2

23. The record player is turned off and comes to a stop after 3 seconds. What is the
magnitude of the angular displacement of the record during this time?

a. 0 rad

b. 1.2 rad

c. 5.2 rad

d. 10.5 rad
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24. The square above is pivoted around its bottom right hand corner and is acted on only
by the forces W and T, as shown above. W is applied to the center of the square. What
is the magnitude of force T needed to keep the block in rotational equilibrium?

a.

b.

c.

d.

25. The planet Uranus has a radius 4 times that of Earth, and a mass 14.5 times that of
Earth. What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Uranus?

a. 0.9 m/s2

b. 3.6 m/s2

c. 8.9 m/s2

d. 9.8 m/s2
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26. A pulley of radius R is mounted on a fixed axle, with a light string wrapped around it.
The end of the spool of string is attached to a mass M. When the system is released,

the mass falls with acceleration . What is the moment of inertia of the spool?

a.

b.

c.

d.

27. A large metal hoop of moment of inertia rolls down a ramp without slipping or
bouncing. After the hoop has descended a height h, it has speed

a.

b.

c.

d. It is not possible to determine the speed from the information given.

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28. A ball of pizza dough is thrown into the air while spinning rapidly horizontally. While
spinning, it rapidly flattens into a wide disc. Which of the following is true regarding the
angular momentum and rotational kinetic energy of the dough?

Angular momentum Rotational Kinetic Energy

a. increases increases

b. decreases decreases

c. constant increases

d. constant decreases
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29. (SELECT TWO ANSWERS) Which of the following statements applies to a pendulum
exhibiting simple harmonic motion?

a. No external forces are applied to the pendulum bob.

b. Only conservative forces are doing work on the pendulum bob.

c. The pendulum bob moves with a constant acceleration.

d. The pendulum bob has a constant period.

30. A pendulum of length L and mass M has a period T. Which expression best describes
the period of the pendulum if the length is changed to 3L and the mass changed to M/3?

a.

b.

c.

d.
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Questions 31 and 32 concern the following situation.

A mass of 3 kg oscillates on a horizontally mounted spring with spring constant 500 N/m
and amplitude 5 cm. The spring’s relaxed length is 20 cm.

31. Which of the following is closest to the period of the subsequent simple harmonic
motion?

a. 0.45 s

b. 0.49 s

c. 0.90 s

d. 8.97 s

32. What is the maximum kinetic energy of the mass?

a. 0.062 J

b. 0.625 J

c. 10 J

d. It is not possible to determine this from the information given.

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The following graph applies to questions 33 - 34.

An object exhibits simple harmonic motion and its kinetic energy as a function of its
displacement is shown below.

33. What is the object’s displacement when it is travelling at half of its maximum speed?

a. 0 m

b. 2 m

c. 2.8 m

d. 3.5 m

34. If the object has 0 J of potential energy at a displacement of zero, how much potential
energy does it have at a displacement of 2 m?

a. 2 J

b. 4 J

c. 6 J

d. 8 J
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35. The frequency of a pendulum on earth is 0.25 Hz. On the moon’s surface, the
acceleration due to gravity is 0.17g. What is the frequency of the same pendulum on the
moon?

a. 0.04 Hz

b. 0.10 Hz

c. 0.61 Hz

d. 1.47 Hz

36. A block of mass m slides down a ramp of length L and height h. When the block
reaches the bottom, it is travelling at speed v. Which of the following represents the
work performed by friction on the block?

a.

b.

c.

d.
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37. A truck of mass 9750 kg is travelling along a long, straight road at a velocity of 20.0 m/s
when a net force is applied in its direction of motion according to the following graph.
The truck is located at a position x = 0 m at the time when the force is applied.

Which of the following best expresses the velocity of the truck after it has traveled 100
m?

a. 0 m/s

b. 6.0 m/s

c. 20.0 m/s

d. 21.0 m/s
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38. A block is pushed into a massless spring of spring constant k, compressing it a

distance of d. The block is then released, and slides across flat ground before rising up
a ramp of length L and angle 𝜃. You may consider friction with all surfaces negligible.
Which of the following best describes the kinetic energy of the block at the top of the
ramp?

a.

b.

c.

d.

39. A plate of food of mass m slides across a flat countertop with initial velocity v before
stopping after a distance of d. The average power exerted by the friction of the
countertop on the plate is best given by

a.

b.

c.

d.
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40. A person standing on a frozen (frictionless) pond attempts to push a large elephant who
is also standing stationary on the pond. After the push, the person moves backward
with speed v. Which of the following is correct regarding the kinetic energies of the
elephant and person after the collision?

a. The kinetic energy of the person is larger than that of the elephant.

b. The kinetic energy of the person is equal to the elephant’s kinetic energy.

c. The kinetic energy of the person is smaller than that of the elephant.

d. There is not enough information to compare the kinetic energies of the elephant
and the person.

41. A truck of mass M is travelling with speed V along a road, and it rear ends a car of mass
m travelling with speed v in the same direction. After the collision, the truck and car are
stuck together. The velocity of the truck-car system after the collision is:

a.

b.

c.

d.
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42. Two objects of mass M and m are joined by a spring. The objects are pulled and held
apart as to stretch the spring, then released. At a certain point afterwards, but before
the objects have crashed together, the speeds of each object are V and v, respectively.
The total momentum of both objects at this point in time is

a. 0

b.

c.

d. Dependent on the distance that the objects were stretched.

43. Three forces are applied as shown to the box above, which is initially stationary. These
are the only forces acting on the box.

I. The box will rotate clockwise.

II. The box will move right.
III. The box will rotate counterclockwise.

Which of the following is correct concerning the subsequent motion of the box?

a. I only.

b. II only.

c. I and II only.

d. II and III only.

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44. Two identical rods are at rest on a frictionless table. The rods are struck in the same
location by identical balls sliding at the same speed v, as shown below. After the
collision, how would the angular velocity of each rod around its center, ⍵A and ⍵B,
respectively, compare?

a. ⍵A < ⍵B

b. ⍵A = ⍵B

c. ⍵A > ⍵B

d. Not enough information is given to compare ⍵A and ⍵B

45. A hockey player slides a 0.2 kg puck across a long, flat icy surface at a speed of 10
m/s. The puck comes to a stop after travelling 50 m. The coefficient of kinetic friction
between the puck and the ice is most near:

a. 0.05

b. 0.10

c. 0.20

d. The coefficient of kinetic friction cannot be determined from this information.

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46. Three identical blocks of mass m are placed on a flat, rough surface, and identical
forces F are applied to each block, as shown above. All three blocks remain stationary.
On which block is the normal force from the ground the greatest?

a. A

b. B

c. C

d. It is not possible to determine from this information.

47. An object of constant mass is tied to the end of a rope of length and made to move in
a horizontal circle. The speed of the object is increased until the rope breaks at speed
. The length of the rope is then changed. At what other combination of rope length
and speed will the rope break?

Rope Length Speed

a.

b.

c.

d.
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48. A roller coaster car travels over a circular hill with a constant speed. At the point where
the roller coaster is at the top of the hill, which of the following best describes the
direction of the velocity of the car v and its acceleration a?

a. b.

c. d.
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49. Destiny and Faith are standing at the edge of a cliff. Destiny throws a rock at an angle
above the horizontal. At the same time, Faith throws a rock at an angle below the
horizontal. Both Destiny and Faith throw the rocks at the same time with the same initial
speed. Which of the following statements is true regarding this situation?

a. The rock thrown upward will hit the ground at a greater speed.
b. The rock thrown downward will hit the ground at a greater speed.
c. The rock thrown upward has a greater acceleration than the one thrown
downward.
d. Both rocks hit the ground with the same speed.
e. The rocks will spend the same amount of time in the air.

A caterpillar is crawling on a ruler, oriented horizontally. Starting from the 2 cm mark, it travels
to the right 5 cm in 2 seconds, and then to the left 10 cm in 3 additional seconds.

50. What is the magnitude of the average velocity of the caterpillar?

a. cm/s

b. cm/s

c. cm/s

d. cm/s