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AP Physics 2
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Practice 46 skills across this outline.
Weighting distribution
7 categoriesWaves, Sound, and Physical Optics
14%
Electric Force, Field, and Potential
14%
Thermodynamics
14%
Modern Physics
14%
Geometric Optics
14%
Electric Circuits
14%
Skills
The comprehensive taxonomy of ap physics 2 — drill into a card to work its skills.
Waves, Sound, and Physical Optics
9 core skills14% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Wave Interference and Standing WavesRecommended
39 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
2
Boundary Behavior of Waves and PolarizationAvailable
20 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
3
DiffractionAvailable
39 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
4
Double-Slit InterferenceAvailable
32 questions 66 flashcards Lesson available
5
Electromagnetic WavesAvailable
38 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
6
Periodic WavesAvailable
30 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
7
Properties of Wave Pulses and WavesAvailable
39 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
8
The Doppler EffectAvailable
29 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
Electric Force, Field, and Potential
7 core skills14% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Electric FieldsAvailable
35 questions 61 flashcards Lesson available
2
CapacitorsAvailable
43 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
3
Conservation of Electric EnergyAvailable
29 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
4
Conservation of Electric Charge and ChargingAvailable
37 questions 67 flashcards Lesson available
5
Electric Potential EnergyAvailable
47 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
6
Electric Charge and Electric ForceAvailable
45 questions 70 flashcards Lesson available
Thermodynamics
6 core skills14% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Kinetic Theory of Temperature and PressureAvailable
29 questions 74 flashcards Lesson available
2
Entropy and Second Law of ThermodynamicsAvailable
55 questions 77 flashcards Lesson available
3
Specific Heat and Thermal ConductivityAvailable
34 questions 55 flashcards Lesson available
4
The Ideal Gas LawAvailable
57 questions 67 flashcards Lesson available
5
The First Law of ThermodynamicsAvailable
42 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
Modern Physics
8 core skills14% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Fission, Fusion, and Nuclear DecayAvailable
42 questions 58 flashcards Lesson available
2
Blackbody RadiationAvailable
43 questions 69 flashcards Lesson available
3
Compton ScatteringAvailable
40 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
4
Emission and Absorption SpectraAvailable
35 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
5
Quantum Theory and Wave–Particle DualityAvailable
33 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
6
The Bohr Model of Atomic StructureAvailable
40 questions 78 flashcards Lesson available
7
The Photoelectric EffectAvailable
30 questions 73 flashcards Lesson available
Geometric Optics
4 core skills14% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
ReflectionAvailable
43 questions 76 flashcards Lesson available
2
Images Formed by MirrorsAvailable
47 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
3
Images Formed by LensesAvailable
37 questions 59 flashcards Lesson available
Electric Circuits
8 core skills14% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Compound Direct Current (DC) CircuitsAvailable
34 questions 39 flashcards Lesson available
2
Electric CurrentAvailable
48 questions 52 flashcards Lesson available
3
Electric PowerAvailable
56 questions 57 flashcards Lesson available
4
Kirchhoff's Loop RuleAvailable
55 questions 60 flashcards Lesson available
5
Kirchhoff's Junction RuleAvailable
40 questions 63 flashcards Lesson available
6
Resistor–Capacitor (RC) CircuitsAvailable
39 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
7
Resistance, Resistivity, and Ohm's LawAvailable
18 questions 56 flashcards Lesson available
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
4 core skills14% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Electromagnetic Induction and Faraday's LawAvailable
14 questions 75 flashcards Lesson available
2
Magnetic FieldsAvailable
19 questions 72 flashcards Lesson available
3
Magnetism and Current-Carrying WiresAvailable
40 questions 67 flashcards Lesson available
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