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All topics Unit 1: Kinematics (1) Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics (1) Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power (1) Unit 4: Linear Momentum (1) Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics (1) Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems (1) Unit 7: Oscillations (1) Unit 8: Fluids (1) Official AP framework reference (framework only, not a source of copied questions).
Topic All topics Unit 1: Kinematics Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power Unit 4: Linear Momentum Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems Unit 7: Oscillations Unit 8: Fluids Practice view All questions Unanswered Bookmarked Review mistakes Difficulty All levels Foundation Standard Challenge Search questions
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A cart initially moving at +2.0 m/s has constant acceleration +3.0 m/s^2 for 4.0 s. What is its displacement during this interval? A. 14 mB. 24 mC. 32 mD. 56 mCheck answer Question 2 · Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics · standard
A 5.0 kg block slides right on a horizontal floor. A horizontal 20 N force pulls right, and kinetic friction is 5.0 N left. What is its horizontal acceleration? A. 1.0 m/s^2 rightB. 3.0 m/s^2 rightC. 4.0 m/s^2 rightD. 5.0 m/s^2 rightCheck answer Question 3 · Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power · standard
A 2.0 kg cart starts at rest on a horizontal frictionless track. A constant horizontal 6.0 N net force acts along its motion for 3.0 m. What is its final speed, to two decimal places? A. 3.00 m/sB. 4.24 m/sC. 6.00 m/sD. 9.00 m/sCheck answer Question 4 · Unit 4: Linear Momentum · standard
A 2.0 kg cart moving right at 3.0 m/s sticks to a stationary 1.0 kg cart. External horizontal impulse is negligible. What is their common velocity immediately after the collision? A. 1.0 m/s rightB. 1.5 m/s rightC. 2.0 m/s rightD. 3.0 m/s rightCheck answer Question 5 · Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics · standard
A rigid rotor has rotational inertia 0.50 kg m^2 about a fixed axle. A 4.0 N tangential force acts at radius 0.25 m. With no other torque about the axle, what is the angular acceleration? A. 0.5 rad/s^2B. 1.0 rad/s^2C. 2.0 rad/s^2D. 8.0 rad/s^2Check answer Question 6 · Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems · challenge
A uniform solid cylinder rolls without slipping at center-of-mass speed 4.0 m/s. Its mass is 3.0 kg and its axial rotational inertia is I = (1/2)MR^2. What is its total kinetic energy? A. 12 JB. 24 JC. 36 JD. 48 JCheck answer Question 7 · Unit 7: Oscillations · standard
A 0.50 kg mass on an ideal horizontal spring of constant 200 N/m executes simple harmonic motion without friction. What is the period, to three decimal places? A. 0.050 sB. 0.157 sC. 0.314 sD. 1.571 sCheck answer Question 8 · Unit 8: Fluids · challenge
Water of density 1000 kg/m^3 flows steadily through a horizontal pipe. Along the same streamline, its speed increases from 2.0 m/s at point A to 4.0 m/s at point B. Assume incompressible, nonviscous flow with no pump, turbine, or other mechanical-energy transfer between the points. What is PA - PB? A. -6000 PaB. 2000 PaC. 6000 PaD. 10000 PaCheck answer All Advanced Placement subjects
