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Free US Common Core Common Core US Physics
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8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real US Common Core Common Core papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real US Common Core Common Core US Physics paper looks like

Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the US Physics syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

What is Ohm's Law?

  1. F = ma
  2. V = IR (voltage = current × resistance)
  3. E = mc²
  4. P = IV
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✓ Answer: B — V = IR (voltage = current × resistance)
Ohm's Law states that voltage across a conductor equals the current through it times its resistance: V = IR. Units: volts, amps, ohms.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

  1. Only visible light
  2. The full range of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays
  3. Sound waves
  4. Only X-rays and UV
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✓ Answer: B — The full range of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays
The EM spectrum: radio waves → microwaves → infrared → visible light → ultraviolet → X-rays → gamma rays. All travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

  1. F = ma
  2. An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted on by an unbalanced force
  3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
  4. Energy cannot be created or destroyed
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✓ Answer: B — An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted on by an unbalanced force
Newton's First Law (Law of Inertia): objects resist changes in their state of motion. A book on a table stays there; a ball rolling continues rolling — unless a net force acts.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

What is an electromagnetic wave?

  1. A wave that needs a medium to travel
  2. A wave made of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that can travel through a vacuum
  3. A sound wave
  4. A water wave
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✓ Answer: B — A wave made of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that can travel through a vacuum
Electromagnetic waves are self-propagating oscillations of electric and magnetic fields. Unlike sound or water waves, they do not require a medium — they can travel through the vacuum of space.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

A 5 kg ball is 10 m above the ground. What is its gravitational PE? (g = 9.8 m/s²)

  1. 490 J
  2. 50 J
  3. 98 J
  4. 500 J
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✓ Answer: A — 490 J
PE = mgh = 5 × 9.8 × 10 = 490 J.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

What is free fall?

  1. Falling with a parachute
  2. Motion under the influence of gravity alone, with no air resistance
  3. Falling at constant speed
  4. Falling upwards
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✓ Answer: B — Motion under the influence of gravity alone, with no air resistance
In free fall, the only force is gravity. On Earth, objects accelerate at g ≈ 9.8 m/s² regardless of mass (ignoring air resistance).
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

What is Newton's Third Law?

  1. F = ma
  2. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
  3. Objects at rest stay at rest
  4. Energy is conserved
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✓ Answer: B — For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
Newton's Third Law: when object A pushes object B, object B pushes back on A with equal force in the opposite direction. Forces always come in pairs.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What is work in physics?

  1. Any physical effort
  2. The transfer of energy when a force moves an object: W = Fd
  3. The same as power
  4. Force without movement
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✓ Answer: B — The transfer of energy when a force moves an object: W = Fd
Work = Force × distance (in the direction of the force). W = Fd. If an object does not move, no work is done regardless of the force applied. Unit: joules.
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US Common Core Common Core US Physics FAQ

What does the US Common Core Common Core US Physics exam look like?
The US Common Core Common Core US Physics exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free US Common Core Common Core US Physics past paper?
Real US Common Core past papers are published directly by US Common Core on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is US Common Core Common Core US Physics graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.