Physics 1 format
The multiple-choice section, part by part
- 42
- questions
- 85
- minutes
- 4
- choices each
Sections
| Part | Questions | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 42 | 85 |
- A scientific or graphing calculator is allowed, as on the real exam. This site has no built-in calculator, so have your own ready
- The real exam supplies an equation sheet and a table of information; here every value a question needs is printed in the question, with g = 10 m/s² where the question says so
- Set-ups are described in words and data are shown in tables and graphs; there are no drawn diagrams
- Two sets of two questions share one experiment: a collision of carts and a mass on a spring
Units and weights
| Unit | Weight |
|---|---|
| Kinematics | 10-15% |
| Force and Translational Dynamics | 18-23% |
| Work, Energy, and Power | 18-23% |
| Linear Momentum | 10-15% |
| Torque and Rotational Dynamics | 10-15% |
| Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems | 5-8% |
| Oscillations | 5-8% |
| Fluids | 10-15% |
How the practice test is scored
A correct answer earns one point and a wrong or blank answer earns nothing, as on the real exam, so it always pays to answer. The result is the number correct and the percentage. The multiple-choice section is 50% of the AP score; the rest comes from free response, which is not simulated here, so no AP score of 1 to 5 is shown.
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