AP Physics 1 Formula Sheet

A cannonball is launched at an angle and travels above the flat ground. At what time point does the projectile reach its maximum height?

• One-fifth of the total time in the air
• One-fourth of the total time in the air
• One-half of the total time in the air
• Three-fifths of the total time in the air

Object A, when acted upon by a force F, accelerates at a rate of 4.0 m/s/s. This same force accelerates Object B at a rate of 8.0 m/s/s. Compared to the mass of Object A, the mass of Object B is:

• Four times as great
• Twice as great
• The same
• One-half as great

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The driver of the race car takes a turn on a track at a constant speed. What can be said about the acceleration of the driver?

• It is outward from the center of the turn
• It is in the direction of motion
• It is toward the center of the turn
• It has a value of zero

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A mass is attached to a spring and allowed to oscillate vertically. Which of the following would NOT change the period of the oscillation?

• Double the mass and double the spring constant
• Double the amplitude of vibration and double the mass
• Double the gravitational field strength and double the mass
• Double the gravitational field strength and double the spring constant

In a particular safety test, engineers study what happens when cars hit solid walls. Which of the following observations best indicates that LESS force is exerted on the car?

• The car hits the wall and bounces back
• The car crushes during the collision
• The crash dummy flies through the windshields
• The front sear airbags are deployed

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A spring is stretched 5 cm. What happens to its elastic potential energy if it is stretched 20 cm?

• It doubles
• It quadruples 
• It increases by a factor of 8
• It increases by a factor of 16

A car and a pickup truck are moving down the highway. The truck is twice as massive as the car, but it is only moving as half the speed. How does the kinetic energy of the truck compare with that of the car?

• Four times as much
• One-half as much
• The same
• Twice as much

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