AP Physics 1 FRQ Archive (2017–2025)

50% of your exam score • Official College Board PDFs • Scoring Guidelines • Every Experimental Design, QQT, & Paragraph Question

🧪 Experimental Design (25 pts)

MUST include: Stopwatch, multiple trials (5+), control variables, data table, linearize graph. “Average of 5 trials ± uncertainty” = 4/7 points.

📉 QQT Translation (12 pts)

4-Step Formula: 1) Equation 2) Physical meaning 3) Limiting case 4) Direction. “When r→∞, F→0” = full credit.

📝 Paragraph (7 pts)

ABCD: Answer → Basic principle → Cite evidence → Direct connection. Exactly 4-5 sentences.

🎯 Practice Protocol:

20 min/problem → Grade w/ scoring guidelines
Week 1: 2019-2021 (technique)
Week 2: 2022-2025 (trends + Fluids)
Target: 35-40/50 pts = 4-5 score

📚 Official College Board FRQs + Scoring Guidelines

Year	Topics (Exp/QQT/Par)	FRQ PDF	Scoring Guidelines	Chief Reader Report
2025 NEW Fluids!	Exp: Bernoulli Flow QQT: Buoyancy Par: Continuity	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2024	Exp: Friction μ QQT: τ=Iα Rotation Par: Energy Conservation	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2023	Exp: SHM Springs QQT: Projectile Motion Par: Torque Equilibrium	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2022	Exp: Energy Conservation QQT: Momentum Collisions Par: Circular Motion	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2021	Exp: Atwood Machine QQT: Friction Forces Par: Work-Energy Theorem	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2020	Exp: Pendulum Period QQT: Universal Gravitation Par: Impulse-Momentum	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2019	Exp: Spring Constant k QQT: Uniform Circular Par: Kinematics Graphs	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2018	Exp: Inclined Plane μ QQT: Energy Bar Charts Par: Newton’s 2nd Law	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report
2017	Exp: Atwood Tension QQT: Momentum Conservation Par: Free Fall Kinematics	📄 FRQ	📊 Scoring	📋 Report

🔥 30-Day FRQ Mastery Plan:

Days 1-7: 2019-2021 (perfect technique, 60→75%)
Days 8-21: 2022-2025 (current trends + Fluids, 75→85%)
Days 22-30: Full sections timed (40-45/50 = 4-5 score)

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