AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based · Free-response questions 2025

4 questions, each with its course unit and the official scoring guidelines.

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Question 1

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Question 1 — 1. A student has a cart of mass mc and a block of mass m 5 1 c, as shown in Figure 1. • At time t 0 = , the cart is moving to the right across a horizontal surface with constant speed vc, and the student releases the…

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Question 2

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Question 2 — 2. A block of mass M is released from rest at position x 0 = near the top of a ramp. The ramp makes an angle of i with the horizontal. The block slides down the ramp with negligible friction. At x D 8 = the block makes…

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Question 4

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Question 4 — 4. In Scenario 1, a swimmer holds a block of mass m at rest in a tank of freshwater with density 1 t , as shown in Figure 1. The block is released from rest and accelerates upward with an initial acceleration a1. All…

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