AP Physics 2: Practice Questions, Units, and Exam Format
Fluids, thermodynamics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics. See exactly what is on the exam, unit by unit, and practise it with a tutor that adapts to you.
Exam format
| Section | Questions | Time | Share of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section I: Multiple Choice | 42 | 1 hr 25 min | 50% |
| Section II: Free Response | 4 | 1 hr 35 min | 50% |
Units and exam weights
| Unit | Exam weight | Topics covered |
|---|---|---|
| Thermodynamics | 15 to 18% | Kinetic Theory of Temperature and Pressure, The Ideal Gas Law, Thermal Energy Transfer and Equilibrium, The First Law of Thermodynamics, Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity, Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
| Electric Force, Field, and Potential | 15 to 18% | Electric Charge and Electric Force, Conservation of Electric Charge and the Process of Charging, Electric Fields, Electric Potential Energy, Electric Potential, Capacitors |
| Electric Circuits | 15 to 18% | Electric Current, Simple Circuits, Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm's Law, Electric Power, Compound Direct Current (DC) Circuits, Kirchhoff's Loop Rule |
| Magnetism and Electromagnetism | 12 to 15% | Magnetic Fields, Magnetism and Moving Charges, Magnetism and Current-Carrying Wires, Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's Law |
| Geometric Optics | 12 to 15% | Reflection, Images Formed by Mirrors, Refraction, Images Formed by Lenses |
| Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics | 12 to 15% | Properties of Wave Pulses and Waves, Periodic Waves, Boundary Behavior of Waves and Polarization, Electromagnetic Waves, The Doppler Effect, Wave Interference and Standing Waves |
| Modern Physics | 12 to 15% | Quantum Theory and Wave-Particle Duality, The Bohr Model of Atomic Structure, Emission and Absorption Spectra, Blackbody Radiation, The Photoelectric Effect, Compton Scattering |
How Kalyta teaches AP Physics 2
Practice that adapts to you, an explanation for every answer, and a full rehearsal before the real thing. You spend your time on the units that move your score instead of the ones you have already got.
- Adaptive practice. Questions are picked around your current level, so you are always working just past what you can already do.
- Every answer explained. See why the right answer is right and why each other choice is wrong, with figures and step by step reasoning.
- An AI tutor you can steer. Ask why something works, ask for another example, or tell it to slow down and teach the idea from the start.
- Full exam rehearsals. Sit the real format under real timing and get a predicted score, so test day feels like something you have already done.
- Progress you can see. Watch your readiness climb unit by unit, and know what is solid before you walk in.
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