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Unit 6

AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

5–8% of the multiple-choice section · 6 topics

Rotational kinetic energy, work done by a torque, angular momentum and its conservation, rolling, and orbiting satellites.

Topics

  1. 6.1Rotational Kinetic Energy
  2. 6.2Torque and Work
  3. 6.3Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
  4. 6.4Conservation of Angular Momentum
  5. 6.5Rolling
  6. 6.6Motion of Orbiting Satellites

Unit check

10 questions drawn from every lesson in Unit 6. Each wrong answer links back to where the idea is taught.

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