AP Physics C: Mechanics · Free-response questions 2018

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

Question 1

Open answer
Question 1 — 1. A student wants to determine the value of the acceleration due to gravity g for a specific location and sets up the following experiment. A solid sphere is held vertically a distance h above a pad by an…

Source: College Board — AP Physics C: Mechanics, Free-response questions, 2018

Question 2

Open answer
Question 2 — 2. Two carts are on a horizontal, level track of negligible friction. Cart 1 has a sensor that measures the force exerted on it during a collision with cart 2, which has a spring attached. Cart 1 is moving with a speed…

Source: College Board — AP Physics C: Mechanics, Free-response questions, 2018

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