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2.8 Multiple Choice Questions

3 min readjanuary 28, 2023

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Multiple Choice Practice for Dynamics

Welcome to Unit 2 AP Physics 1 Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Unit 2 Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped on a question.

Not ready to take a quiz yet? Take a look at the Intro to Unit 2.

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2021/03/07/13/48/newtons-cradle-6076266__480.png

Image courtesy of Pixabay

Facts about the test: The AP Physics 1 exam has 50 multiple-choice questions (45 single-select and 5 multiple-select) and you will be given 90 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 15 minutes to complete 8 questions.

The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Physics 1 Course and Exam Description, the formatting of the exam may be different and difficulty may vary.

The questions below cover:

  • Free-Body Diagrams

  • Contact Forces

  • Newton's First Law

  • Newton's Second Law

  • Newton's Third Law


A. 0 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 2 m/s/s

D.4 m/s/s

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2. The boxes are released from rest, assuming friction is negligible what is the acceleration of the 2kg block?

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A. 0 m/s/s

B. 3.3 m/s/s

C. 5 m/s/s

D. 10 m/s/s -----

3. If the boxes are held in equilibrium, what is the minimum coefficient of static friction between the 4.0kg block and the tabletop?

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A. 0.25

B. 0.5

C. 0.75

D. 1

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4. Each of these graphs show the motion of an object traveling in a straight line.

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Which of these graphs shows an object in equilibrium?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. I and II

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5. Each of these graphs show the motion of an object traveling in a straight line.

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Which of these graphs shows an object with a non-zero net force?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. I and II ----- 

6. The weight of an 10kg box is approximately

A. 1N

B. 10N

C. 100N

D. 1000N

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7. What is the acceleration of this object?

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A. 0 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 2 m/s/s

D. 3 m/s/s -----

8. What is the magnitude of the normal force acting on the box?

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A. 0N

B. 10kg

C. 100N

D. Can't be determined -----

9. 

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A. 30N

B. 50N

C. 100N

D. 150N ----- 

10. 

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A. 0.5 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 5 m/s/s

D. 10 m/s/s -----

11. 

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A. 0N

B. 50N

C. 87N

D. 100N ----- 

12. A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads 600 N when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of 10 m/s, what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest?

A. 200N

B. 400N

C. 600N

D. 800N -----

13. A student records the following velocity vs time data watching a 0.2kg block slide across a rough horizontal surface. 

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What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block?

A. 0.08N

B. 0.16N

C. 0.799N

D. 2N ----- 

14. A simple Atwood machine is created by hanging two blocks over a fixed, massless pulley. If the blocks are released, what is the acceleration of the 5kg block?

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A. 1.67 m/s/s

B. 2.86 m/s/s

C. 4 m/s/s

D. 14 m/s/s -----

15. A cart (m1 = 2kg) is set up so it slides across the tabletop. It’s attached to a hanging mass (m2 = 10kg) and released from rest. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the cart and the tabletop is 0.5. What is the acceleration of the cart?

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A. 7.5 m/s/s

B. 8.25 m/s/s

C. 9.17 m/s/s



2.8 Multiple Choice Questions

3 min readjanuary 28, 2023

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Daniella Garcia-Loos

Multiple Choice Practice for Dynamics

Welcome to Unit 2 AP Physics 1 Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Unit 2 Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped on a question.

Not ready to take a quiz yet? Take a look at the Intro to Unit 2.

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2021/03/07/13/48/newtons-cradle-6076266__480.png

Image courtesy of Pixabay

Facts about the test: The AP Physics 1 exam has 50 multiple-choice questions (45 single-select and 5 multiple-select) and you will be given 90 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 15 minutes to complete 8 questions.

The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Physics 1 Course and Exam Description, the formatting of the exam may be different and difficulty may vary.

The questions below cover:

  • Free-Body Diagrams

  • Contact Forces

  • Newton's First Law

  • Newton's Second Law

  • Newton's Third Law


A. 0 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 2 m/s/s

D.4 m/s/s

-----

2. The boxes are released from rest, assuming friction is negligible what is the acceleration of the 2kg block?

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A. 0 m/s/s

B. 3.3 m/s/s

C. 5 m/s/s

D. 10 m/s/s -----

3. If the boxes are held in equilibrium, what is the minimum coefficient of static friction between the 4.0kg block and the tabletop?

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A. 0.25

B. 0.5

C. 0.75

D. 1

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4. Each of these graphs show the motion of an object traveling in a straight line.

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Which of these graphs shows an object in equilibrium?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. I and II

-----

5. Each of these graphs show the motion of an object traveling in a straight line.

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Which of these graphs shows an object with a non-zero net force?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. I and II ----- 

6. The weight of an 10kg box is approximately

A. 1N

B. 10N

C. 100N

D. 1000N

----- 

7. What is the acceleration of this object?

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A. 0 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 2 m/s/s

D. 3 m/s/s -----

8. What is the magnitude of the normal force acting on the box?

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A. 0N

B. 10kg

C. 100N

D. Can't be determined -----

9. 

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A. 30N

B. 50N

C. 100N

D. 150N ----- 

10. 

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A. 0.5 m/s/s

B. 1 m/s/s

C. 5 m/s/s

D. 10 m/s/s -----

11. 

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A. 0N

B. 50N

C. 87N

D. 100N ----- 

12. A person stands on a scale in an elevator. If the scale reads 600 N when that person is riding upward at a constant velocity of 10 m/s, what is the scale reading when the elevator is at rest?

A. 200N

B. 400N

C. 600N

D. 800N -----

13. A student records the following velocity vs time data watching a 0.2kg block slide across a rough horizontal surface. 

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What is the magnitude of the frictional force acting on the block?

A. 0.08N

B. 0.16N

C. 0.799N

D. 2N ----- 

14. A simple Atwood machine is created by hanging two blocks over a fixed, massless pulley. If the blocks are released, what is the acceleration of the 5kg block?

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A. 1.67 m/s/s

B. 2.86 m/s/s

C. 4 m/s/s

D. 14 m/s/s -----

15. A cart (m1 = 2kg) is set up so it slides across the tabletop. It’s attached to a hanging mass (m2 = 10kg) and released from rest. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the cart and the tabletop is 0.5. What is the acceleration of the cart?

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A. 7.5 m/s/s

B. 8.25 m/s/s

C. 9.17 m/s/s





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