AP Physics 1 FRQ Practice by Topic 2027
Choose a topic to practice four original free-response prompts: Mathematical Routines, Translation Between Representations, Experimental Design & Analysis, and Qualitative/Quantitative Translation.
How much AP Physics 1 FRQ practice is available?
There are 4 original free-response questions for each of the 43 official AP Physics 1 topics, giving 172 topic FRQs across the four current AP response modes.
- 43 topic banks.
- 4 FRQs per topic.
- 172 topic FRQs total.
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All 43 official topics are available. Each MCQ bank contains 42 original questions and each FRQ bank contains four prompts aligned to the four current free-response task types.
Vectors & Motion in Two Dimensions FRQ Set
Write a complete response before opening the reasoning guide. The four prompts deliberately use different response modes.
A projectile is launched at speed v₀ at angle θ above horizontal. Write symbolic expressions for v₀x and v₀y, then write x- and y-motion equations for constant gravity with the launch point as the origin.
Reasoning and scoring guide
v₀x = v₀ cosθ, v₀y = v₀ sinθ. With +y up: x = v₀ cosθ·t and y = v₀ sinθ·t − ½gt².
For a projectile launched upward and forward, sketch qualitative v_x–t, v_y–t, a_x–t, and a_y–t graphs. Explain what happens at the top.
Reasoning and scoring guide
v_x is constant; v_y decreases linearly with slope −g and crosses zero; a_x = 0; a_y = −g. At the top only v_y is zero.
Design an experiment to test whether horizontal launch speed affects the flight time of a ball rolling off a table of fixed height. Specify independent/dependent variables and a useful graph.
Reasoning and scoring guide
Vary horizontal launch speed while keeping height fixed; measure time of flight for repeated trials. Plot flight time versus horizontal speed. The ideal model predicts no systematic dependence.
Two balls leave the same table horizontally at different speeds. Predict which lands first and which lands farther away, then support both claims with component reasoning.
Reasoning and scoring guide
They land at the same time because vertical initial conditions and g are identical. The faster ball lands farther away because horizontal displacement v_x t is larger during the same time.