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AP Physics 2 Unit 1 Practice Questions

35 multiple-choice questions in College Board exam style. Each has four choices and a full explanation of why each option is right or wrong.

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Strategy tips

Watch your units, especially kelvin vs. Celsius. Gas-law questions hinge on using absolute temperature: convert before plugging into any equation.

On PV-diagram questions, identify the process first. Flat line = isobaric, vertical line = isochoric, curve = isothermal, no heat exchanged = adiabatic. The shape tells you which variable is fixed.

Watch the sign convention on work. Expansion means the gas does positive work on its surroundings; compression means the surroundings do positive work on the gas.

Read the explanations even when you got it right. Each one teaches a small fact that often returns in a different form on the exam.