AP®︎ Physics 1: Topic 2.5 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 2.5 of AP Physics 1 – Newton’s Second Law.
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Topic 2.5
Question 1 Easy
The magnitude of the cart's acceleration is most nearly
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Topic 2.5: Newton’s Second Law
Learning Objective: 2.5.A
Describe the conditions under which a system’s velocity changes.
Essential Knowledge: 2.5.A.1
Unbalanced forces are a configuration of forces such that the net force exerted on a system is not equal to zero.
Essential Knowledge: 2.5.A.2
Newton’s second law of motion states that the acceleration of a system’s center of mass has a magnitude proportional to the magnitude of the net force exerted on the system and is in the same direction as that net force. Relevant equation:
Essential Knowledge: 2.5.A.3
The velocity of a system’s center of mass will only change if a nonzero net external force is exerted on that system.
